Nucl Med Mol Imaging.  2012 Dec;46(4):308-310.

Incidental Finding of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma in F-18 FDG PET/CT for Health Screening

• Chung DS
• Kang S
• Park JB

Abstract

F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) that simultaneously offers anatomic and metabolic information is widely used and has become an effective modality in many clinical fields, especially oncology, and also may detect an unexpected primary cancer. Appendiceal carcinoma is relatively uncommon and not associated with characteristic symptoms. We report the case of a 53-year-old man with appendiceal adenocarcinoma, who had only mild fever. The tumor was detected early on F-18 FDG PET/CT for health screening.

Keyword

Appendiceal adenocarcinoma; F-18 FDG PET/CT; Health screening

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Electrons
Fever
Incidental Findings
Mass Screening