A case of three synchronous primary tumors demonstrated by F-18 FDG PET

Erik Mittra; Minal Vasanawala; Ryan Niederkohr; Cesar Rodriguez; George Segall

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A case of three synchronous primary tumors demonstrated by F-18 FDG PET

Erik Mittra, Minal Vasanawala, Ryan Niederkohr, Cesar Rodriguez, George Segall

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We present an F-18 FDG PET scan which demonstrates 3 synchronous primary malignancies. The patient is a 61-year-old man who presented with weight loss and dysphagia. He was initially diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the midesophagus, and was then found to have an adenocarcinoma in the right lung. A staging PET scan additionally showed increased left tonsillar uptake. Subsequent biopsy confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil. The demonstration of 3 synchronous primaries by PET is probably rare.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	666-667
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	32
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e3180a1ad48
State	Published - Aug 1 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Esophagus
F-18 FDG
Malignancy
PET
Synchronous
Tonsil

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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