Open AccessMesenteric Panniculitis Appears as Metastatic Disease on <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET/CT Scan
Author(s) -
Özgül Ekmekçioğlu,
Selim Bakan,
Kerim Sönmezoğlu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2147-1959
pISSN - 2146-1414
DOI - 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2021.95914
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , positron emission tomography , nuclear medicine , pathology , radiology
Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare benign inflammatory process involving mesenteric adipose tissue and the pathogenesis is still unknown. It may present 18 Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) uptake and appear like a malign tumor or metastatic disease. We report a case of 47 year-old woman with serous ovarian adenocarcinoma demonstrating intense 18 F-FDG uptake and hyperdense nodularity in mesenteric fatty tissue on post-chemotherapy positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging. The serum tumor marker (CA-125) level was within the normal range. A correlative magnetic resonance imaging highlighted the diagnosis of mesenteric panniculitis that was also confirmed by clinical follow-up.