Open AccessNested stromal-epithelial tumor of liver with recurrent extrahepatic metastasis: Role of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Author(s) -
Ishan Garg,
Maria J Baladron Zenetti,
Ayse T. Kendi
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/ijnm.ijnm_60_17
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , metastasis , radiology , stromal cell , stromal tumor , pathology , computed tomography , positron emission , cancer
Nested stromal-epithelial tumor (NSET) is a very rare nonhepatocytic and nonbiliary primary tumor of the liver. An 8-year-old boy was incidentally detected with hepatic lesions, involving both lobes of the liver for which he later underwent orthotopic liver transplant. The hepatic lesions were confirmed to be NSET following histopathological examination of explant liver specimen. He later developed recurrence with multiple metastatic lesions, including multi-station nodal and right talar bone involvement. We here present the case highlighting the importance of 18 F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the management of this rare tumor, in particular for monitoring disease progression and/or recurrence.