Open AccessAsymptomatic chronic suppurative cholecystitis and peritonitis mimicking metastasis by 18F-FDG PET/CT scan during sigmoid colon cancer surveillance
Author(s) -
Yanqin Sun,
Mingming Yu,
DaCheng Li,
Lingling Sun,
Zhenguang Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20210046
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , radiology , cholecystitis , colorectal cancer , adenocarcinoma , positron emission tomography , metastasis , cancer , sigmoid colon , nuclear medicine , pathology , rectum , gallbladder
The study describes an unusual case that a patient with previous history of adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon who has developed chronic suppurative cholecystitis and peritonitis was misdiagnosed as metastasis. This case is presented to illustrate the importance of considering benign etiologies that may mimic metastatic disease when interpreting positron emmision tomography (PET)/CT scans.