18F-FDG PET/CT findings of a recurrent adenocarcinoma arising from malignant transformation of abdominal wall endometriosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Feb;40(2):184-5. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000631.

Abstract

Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is defined as endometrial tissue located superficial to the peritoneum, which usually develops in a surgical scar of cesarean delivery. Malignant transformation of AWE is a very rare disease. The most frequent histotype of malignancy developing from AWE is endometrioid adenocarcinoma. We present F-FDG PET/CT findings in a 37-year-old woman with a recurrent adenocarcinoma arising from malignant transformation of AWE, who underwent a repeat PET/CT scan because of a recurrent mass at the upper right side of the surgical incision after a previous cesarean delivery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Wall / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenocarcinoma / etiology
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adult
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / etiology
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Endometriosis / complications*
  • Endometriosis / pathology
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18