Open AccessPrimitive neuroectodermal tumor of nasal cavity on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography
Author(s) -
Jae Pil Hwang
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_62_17
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal cavity , malignancy , positron emission tomography , fluorodeoxyglucose , primitive neuroectodermal tumor , positron emission , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , tomography , pathology , anatomy , sarcoma
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor is a malignant small round cell tumor of presumed neural crest origin, usually affecting the bony structures of the nasal cavity and its clinical and radiological features may be confused with those of infection and malignancy. I report a case with primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the nasal cavity showing increased tracer uptake on 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography mimicking an another primary malignancy in a 17-year-old boy.