Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
2005 Oct;31(4):263-267.
A Case of Colorectal Villous Adenoma Found with PET-CT
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. psh@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
Abstract
- Adenomatous polyp in colorectal area is clinically important as being a precursor of colorectal cancer. Early detection of cancer reduces colorectal cancer mortality. Finding and removing precursor adenomas reduces colorectal cancer incidence especially in high risk groups. FDG-PET/CT is a new imaging technology in which a number of clinical applications has been recognized in oncologic imaging. FDG-PET has been shown to detect a wide variety of tumor foci including lymphoma, melanoma, lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Colorectal adenoma can also be detected by FDG-PET. In this case, we describe a colorectal villous adenoma, which was found by FDG-PET/CT. There was a mass of intensely increased FDG uptake in rectal area. The adenoma was confirmed with sigmoidoscopy and removed by polypectomy.
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