18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Peritoneal Fibrosis Mimicking Persistent Metastatic Ovarian Carcinoma
10.1007/s13139-020-00656-5
- Author:
Benjamin LEROY-FRESCHINI
1
;
Véronique LINDNER
;
Thomas BOISRAMÉ
;
Martin DEMARCHI
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, ICANS, 17, rue Albert Calmette, BP 23025, 67033 Strasbourg Cedex, France
- Publication Type:CASE REPORT
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2020;54(5):249-251
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A 65-year-old woman was addressed for clinical and biological suspicion of ovarian cancer relapse. 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed massive peritoneal carcinomatosis. Post-chemotherapy PET/CT showed complete metabolic response in initial localizations albeit three new 18F-FDG uptakes appeared in the mesentery and in the retro-hepatic space. Close follow-up (including PET/ CT scan) and surgical examination of the abdominal cavity confirmed the absence of malignancy and the benign nature of these lesions, which appeared to be peritoneal fibrosis mimicking persistent carcinomatosis.
