18F-FDG PET-CT features of primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the chest wall

Diagn Interv Radiol 2009;15(3):172-175

1. Departments of Radiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

2. Department of Chest Diseases, Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey

3. Divisions of Nuclear Medicine, Starmar Imaging Center, İstanbul, Turkey

4. Divisions of Radiology, Starmar Imaging Center, İstanbul, Turkey

5. Department of Pathology, Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey

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Received Date: 05.04.2007

Accepted Date: 30.12.2007

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ABSTRACT

A case of primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the chest wall in an adolescent is presented with imaging findings including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron-emission computed tomography (PET-CT). To date, radiological description of the PNET of the chest wall has mainly been carried out by radiographic analysis, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We demonstrated that 18F-FDG PET-CT visualizes the active focus of glucose metabolism of PNET of the chest wall and is effective for the preoperative evaluation of patients with this tumor.

Keywords: fluorodeoxyglucose F18, positron-emission tomography, neuroectodermal tumors, primitive

18F-FDG PET-CT features of primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the chest wall

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