F-18 FDG PET/CT Finding in Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor of the Pancreas 6 years After Initial Diagnosis.
- Author:
Byung Wook CHOI
1
;
Hae Won KIM
;
Kyoung Sook WON
;
Seok Kil ZEON
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. won@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
F-18 FDG PET/CT;
solid pseudo-papillary tumor;
pancreatic tumor
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Female;
Humans;
Pancreas;
Pancreatic Neoplasms;
Positron-Emission Tomography
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2009;43(6):577-581
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Solid pseudo-papillary tumor (SPT) is a rare pancreatic neoplasm with low malignant potential, which tends to occur predominantly in younger females. Only a few cases of SPT seen on F-18 FDG PET scan have been reported, and the findings are not fully evaluated. A 33 year-old woman underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT study for staging of renal cell carcinoma. She was diagnosed with SPT of the pancreas 6 years ago, and has not had any treatment so far. Recent PET/CT showed marked F-18 FDG uptake in the peripheral solid portion and relatively less F-18 FDG uptake to the central calcified portion of SPT. We report one case of SPT of the pancreas on F-18 FDG PET/CT.
