TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated malignant portal vein thrombus in colon carcinoma
T2 - A rare finding on 18f-fdg pet/cect
AU - Jain, Tarun Kumar
AU - Yadav, Ajay
AU - Malhotra, Hemant
AU - Khunteta, Nitin
AU - Singh, Guman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - In the absence of hepatic metastasis in abdominal cancers, an isolated malignant portal vein thrombus is very rare. The presence of a malignant thrombus has clinical significance for determining the stage, treatment, and prognosis. 18F-FDG PET/CECT is a noninvasive modality for discriminating between malignant and benign thrombi. We present a case of primary sigmoid colon carcinoma for which 18F-FDG PET/CT showed, in addition to the 18F-FDG-avid primary lesion, an 18F-FDG-avid filling defect in the portal vein, likely malignant thrombus.
AB - In the absence of hepatic metastasis in abdominal cancers, an isolated malignant portal vein thrombus is very rare. The presence of a malignant thrombus has clinical significance for determining the stage, treatment, and prognosis. 18F-FDG PET/CECT is a noninvasive modality for discriminating between malignant and benign thrombi. We present a case of primary sigmoid colon carcinoma for which 18F-FDG PET/CT showed, in addition to the 18F-FDG-avid primary lesion, an 18F-FDG-avid filling defect in the portal vein, likely malignant thrombus.
KW - 18F FDG PET-contrast enhanced CT
KW - Colon carcinoma
KW - Malignant portal vein thrombus
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U2 - 10.2967/jnmt.120.249532
DO - 10.2967/jnmt.120.249532
M3 - Article
C2 - 33219156
AN - SCOPUS:85107714774
SN - 0091-4916
VL - 49
SP - 190
EP - 192
JO - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
IS - 2
ER -