Uterine Corpus Metastasis From Rectal Adenocarcinoma Detected Using 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Aug;43(8):614-616. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002167.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of uterine corpus metastasis from rectal adenocarcinoma detected using F-FDG PET/CT. A 47-year-old woman was diagnosed with rectal adenocarcinoma and treated with surgery and radiochemotherapy 3 years ago. During follow-up, she presented with lower abdomen pain and elevated tumor markers, but ultrasonography findings were unremarkable. We performed an F-FDG PET/CT scan, which showed intense F-FDG avidity in the myometrium of the uterine corpus. Uterine corpus metastasis was suspected, and complementary MRI and diagnostic curettage histopathology confirmed uterine metastasis from rectal adenocarcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / secondary*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18