Open AccessPleuroperitoneal mesothelioma: A rare entity on 18f-fdg pet/ct
Author(s) -
Manoranjan Sahoo,
Anirban Mukherjee,
Girish,
Kumar Parida,
Krishan Kant Agarwal,
Chandrasekhar Bal,
Madhavi Tripathi,
Chandan Jyoti Das,
Shamim Ahmed Shamim
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.4103/0972-3919.198499
Subject(s) - medicine , mesothelioma , peritoneal mesothelioma , positron emission tomography , computed tomography , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , biopsy , nuclear medicine , pathology
Pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare entity. Only few cases are reported worldwide. We hereby represent a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for response evaluation. Diffuse F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose avid peritoneal and omental thickening noted which subsequently turned out to be mesothelial involvement on peritoneal biopsy. This case demonstrates the role of F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in detecting other sites of involvement in case of malignant mesothelioma.