Pleuroperitoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Entity on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Manas Kumar Sahoo; Anirban Mukherjee; Girish; Kumar Parida; Krishan Kant Agarwal; Chandrasekhar Bal; Madhavi Tripathi; Chandan Jyoti Das; Shamim Ahmed Shamim

doi:10.4103/0972-3919.198499

Pleuroperitoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Entity on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Indian J Nucl Med. 2017 Jan-Mar;32(1):75-76. doi: 10.4103/0972-3919.198499.

Authors

Manas Kumar Sahoo¹, Anirban Mukherjee¹, Girish¹, Kumar Parida¹, Krishan Kant Agarwal¹, Chandrasekhar Bal¹, Madhavi Tripathi¹, Chandan Jyoti Das², Shamim Ahmed Shamim¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

Pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare entity. Only few cases are reported worldwide. We hereby represent a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for response evaluation. Diffuse F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose avid peritoneal and omental thickening noted which subsequently turned out to be mesothelial involvement on peritoneal biopsy. This case demonstrates the role of F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in detecting other sites of involvement in case of malignant mesothelioma.

Keywords: 18F FDG PET/CT; malignant mesothelioma; pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma.