Diffuse peritoneal carcinomatosis and Sister Mary Joseph nodule in ovarian carcinoma - exquisite demonstration of the peritoneal reflections on [18F]FDG PET/CT.

Abstract

A case involving a 64-year-old woman with ovarian carcinoma on maintenance therapy who underwent 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography ([18F]FDG PET/CT) restaging due to rapid cancer antigen 125 (Ca-125) rise. This revealed recurrent disease within the pelvis and large volume, peritoneal carcinomatosis including an avid umbilical deposit, consistent with the rarely seen Sister Mary Joseph nodule (SMJN). This case elegantly demonstrates not only the anatomy of the peritoneal surfaces through avid disease deposition but also highlights the sensitive depiction of disease burden in peritoneal carcinomatosis, including the detection of rare manifestations such as SMJN.