Open AccessFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography identifying pericardial metastasis from early‐stage p16‐positive oropharyngeal cancer
Author(s) -
Shim Hyekyung,
Kim Mi Ra,
Lee Hongje
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2672
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , radiology , metastasis , positron emission tomography computed tomography , computed tomography , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , fluorodeoxyglucose , tomography , nuclear medicine , paleontology , biology
Pericardial metastasis from HPV‐positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) without local recurrence is extremely rare. We report about a 69‐year‐old man exhibiting pericardial metastasis on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). There are currently no reports on the use of PET/CT in patients with pericardial metastasis from p16‐positive OPSCCs.