FDG PET Imaging of Signet-Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach

A 40-year-old man experiencing early satiety, a 25-lb weight loss, and intermittent nausea underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which demonstrated an ulcerated mass of the stomach extending from 43 cm to 53 cm from the incisors occupying the gastroesophageal junction, gastric cardia, fundus, and...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2005-02, Vol.30 (2), p.118-119
Main Authors: Buyyounouski, Mark K, Klump, William J, Konski, Andre, Wu, Hong, Adler, Lee P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell - complications
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell - diagnostic imaging
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders - etiology
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Male
Nausea - diagnosis
Nausea - etiology
Positron-Emission Tomography - methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Stomach Neoplasms - complications
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A 40-year-old man experiencing early satiety, a 25-lb weight loss, and intermittent nausea underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which demonstrated an ulcerated mass of the stomach extending from 43 cm to 53 cm from the incisors occupying the gastroesophageal junction, gastric cardia, fundus, and body. A biopsy of the gastric body showed diffuse infiltration of the lamina propria by poorly differentiated signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography demonstrated minimally increased FDG uptake relative to normal tissues. Further study to determine the use of FDG PET in the evaluation of patients with gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma is warranted.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-200502000-00014