False-Positive Cases of Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomographic Scans in Metastasis of Esophageal Cancer

Of 129 esophagectomies at our institute from June 2010 to March 2015, we experienced three preoperative positron emission tomography-computed tomographic (PET/CT) false positives. Bone metastasis was originally suspected in 2 cases, but they were later found to be bone metastasis negative after a pr...

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Published in:Clinical medicine insights. Case reports 2017, Vol.2017 (10), p.1179547617703402
Main Authors: Yamatsuji, Tomoki, Ishida, Naomasa, Takaoka, Munenori, Hayashi, Jiro, Yoshida, Kazuhiro, Shigemitsu, Kaori, Urakami, Atsushi, Haisa, Minoru, Naomoto, Yoshio
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Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Biopsy
Case Report
Case reports
Endoscopy
Esophageal cancer
Family medical history
Lymphatic system
Metastasis
Ostomy
Patients
Peer review
Surgery
Tomography
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Summary:Of 129 esophagectomies at our institute from June 2010 to March 2015, we experienced three preoperative positron emission tomography-computed tomographic (PET/CT) false positives. Bone metastasis was originally suspected in 2 cases, but they were later found to be bone metastasis negative after a preoperative bone biopsy and clinical course observation. The other cases suspected of mediastinal lymph node metastasis were diagnosed as inflammatory lymphadenopathy by a pathological examination of the removed lymph nodes. Conducting a PET/CT is useful when diagnosing esophageal cancer metastasis, but we need to be aware of the possibility of false positives. Therapeutic decisions should be made based on appropriate and accurate diagnoses, with pathological diagnosis actively introduced if necessary.
ISSN:1179-5476
1179-5476
DOI:10.1177/1179547617703402