Contribution of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT in the Staging of Pancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms: A Case Report
| Author | Maurizio Zizzo | en |
| Author | Vincenzo De Biasi | en |
| Author | Lara Ugoletti | en |
| Author | Carolina Castro Ruiz | en |
| Author | Stefano Bonacini | en |
| Author | Michele Panebianco | en |
| Author | Alessandro Giunta | en |
| Author | Claudio Pedrazzoli | en |
| Issued Date | 2017-10-31 | en |
| Abstract | Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) is an extremely rare pancreatic epithelial neoplasm with low malignancy that affects mainly young females. It is characterized by a good prognosis, even in the presence of metastases. SPNs have a particular avidity for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG). Nonetheless, there are very few papers in the literature on the use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F- FDG PET/CT) in the diagnosis and staging of SPNs. A 23-year-old woman presented to our attention with gastric outlet obstruction due to a bulky solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreatic head. A 18F-FDG PET/CT showed a marked 18F-FDG uptake at the pancreatic head with no abnormal metabolic activity in other abdominal organs. Given the particular avidity for 18F-FDG, SPNs can be easily recognized on 18F-FDG PET/CT. However, this exam is not useful in differentiating this neoplasm from other malignant pancreatic solid lesions, but it could give a contribution to the staging by the ability to identify potential metastases or recurrences. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.63250 | en |
| Keyword | Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm | en |
| Keyword | Pancreas | en |
| Keyword | Staging | en |
| Keyword | Positron Emission Tomography | en |
| Keyword | Fluorodeoxyglucose | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Contribution of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT in the Staging of Pancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms: A Case Report | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |