Open AccessIncidental colorectal polyps in positron emission tomography
Author(s) -
Amit Yelsangikar,
Sanket Pendsey,
KR Pradeep,
Naresh Bhat
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.108841
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , colonoscopy , radiology , colorectal cancer , adenomatous polyps , biopsy , tomography , cancer , nuclear medicine
Fluorodeoxy glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is increasingly being used for diagnosing various malignancies and surveillance of cancer recurrence, staging and screening in high-risk individuals. Due to its high sensitivity in picking up small dysplastic lesions, incidental lesions are detected frequently. We present two patients who underwent PET CT as part of cancer screening and were incidentally detected with adenomatous colonic polyps. Colonoscopy and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.