Open AccessFDG PET/CT in a rare case of multiple cutaneous metastases in carcinoma larynx
Author(s) -
Anurag Jain,
Chauhan Chauhan,
Aditi Pandit,
Rajeev Kumar,
Amit Sharma,
Indra Prakash Dubey
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 - 10.4103/0972-3919.115401
Subject(s) - medicine , larynx , thorax (insect anatomy) , radiology , basal cell , positron emission tomography , carcinoma , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , pathology , anatomy
Distant metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx have an incidence of 6.5-7.2% and most commonly involves the lungs, liver, and bone. Metastases to the skin are very rare, but, when present, they are usually considered a poor prognostic sign. This most often affect the supradiaphragmatic area, i.e., the head, neck, thorax, or upper extremities. We have reported 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) scan of a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx showing multiple subcutaneous nodules all over the body, which was helpful in the assessment as well as staging of the disease.