Open AccessRole of F18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography in the management of Askin′s tumor
Author(s) -
Sampath Somanna,
Raghava Kashyap,
Anish Bhattacharya,
Surinder K. Jindal,
Bhagwant Rai Mittal
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.4103/0972-3919.119548
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , thorax (insect anatomy) , computed tomography , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , positron emission , pleural effusion , tomography , positron emission tomography computed tomography , lung , nuclear medicine , anatomy
A primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the thoraco-abdominal region is one of a group of small round cell tumors usually found in children and young adults, originally described by Askin et al. Most cases arise in the soft-tissues of the thorax, but may rarely occur within the lung with the symptoms of chest wall pain, pleural effusion and dyspnea. The authors present two cases demonstrating the utility of F18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography in the staging and prognosis of PNET of the chest wall.