Abstract
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a tumor of mesodermal origin that arises from the serosa of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium or tunica vaginalis. MPM is well known to have a poor prognosis with a median survival time of 12 months. Accurate diagnosis, staging and restaging of MPM are crucial with [18F] flurodeoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET/CT) playing an increasingly important role. Here we report a case of MPM with unusual contiguous soft tissue spread of the tumor along the dermal and fascial planes characterized by PET/CT. Given that the loco-regional tumor in the thorax was under control on PET/CT, the death of the patient was most likely associated with physiologic or metabolic causes associated with an extra-thoracic tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 178-181 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Adjuvant chemotherapy
- FDG PET/CT
- Malignant mesothelioma
- Metastases
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging