Rare Esophageal Leptomeningeal Metastases Detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Apr;45(4):334-335. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002952.

Abstract

A 62-year-old man with a history of locally advanced poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction had received induction chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiation. A 6-month follow-up FDG PET/CT revealed nearly resolved primary malignancy, but new hypermetabolic mediastinal lymph node metastasis and abnormal hypermetabolism in the cerebellum region. Brain MRI and lumbar puncture confirmed leptomeningeal metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18