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15682852

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Small cell carcinoma (SmC) of the esophagus is rare, and is sometimes impossible to detect by macroscopic inspection using an endoscope or histological examination of biopsied specimens. A 73-year-old man received F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to evaluate the response to radiofrequency thermal ablation therapy for lung cancer. FDG-PET showed abnormal accumulation in the posterior mediastinum. Endoscopy disclosed ulcerous lesions with marginal elevation in the middle segment of the esophagus, but the biopsy specimen taken concurrently was not malignant histologically. FDG-PET, performed two months later, revealed abnormal accumulation in the suspect area, and the extent of accumulation was wider than previously. Histological examination of the specimen biopsied during the endoscopy led to a diagnosis of SmC. FDG-PET thus proved useful in the early detection of SmC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0914-7187
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
699-702
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
A case of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus detected incidentally by FDG-PET.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports