PET-CT. A case based approach

Abstract

Henry N. Wagner, Jr. Preface... Acknowledgments... Contributing Authors Contents In Brief... Part I: The Fundamentals Normal Physiology and Variants: A Primer... Daniel K. Cham, Peter S. Conti 01-01: Normal Physiology 01-02: Non-Oncologic Pathology 01-03: Post Therapeutic Changes 01-04: Foreign Body Artifact 01-05: Technical Artifact Part II: Clinical Cases Adrenal Cancer... Heidi R. Wassef 02-01: 72-year-old man with previous resection of right adrenal carcinoma now being evaluated for bulk recurrent disease, evident on recent CT. Germ Cell Tumors: Choricocarcinoma and Testicular Cancer... Anabella S. Din, Peter S. Conti 03-01: 25-year-old male status post left orchiectomy with lesions involving the back, mediastinum, abdomen and the left neck, and an elevated beta-HCG and AFP level. 03-02: 26-year-old male status post orchiectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 03-03: 55-year-old man status post left orchiectomy, pelvic bone resection and left groin lymph node dissection. 03-04: 34-year-old woman with a history of metastatic choriocarcinoma confirmed with nodulectomy during a right thoracotomy, currently presenting with rising HCG. Brain. Sherief Gamie, Peter S. Conti 04-01: 75-year-old woman with suspected temporal glioblastoma for recurrence. 04-02: 73-year-old male who has a history of brain mass and pulmonary carcinoid. 04-03: 81-year-old male who has a history of angiosarcoma. 04-04: 38-year-old female with multiple brain lesions. 04-05: 46-year-old male who has a history of suprasellar mass now presenting with left eye blindness. 04-06: 21-year-old male with a seizure disorder. 04-07: 62-year-old female who has a history of glioma. 04-08: 53-year-old female with multiple sclerosis and worsening headache for two months. Breast Cancer... Hossein Jadvar 05-01: 53-year-old female with a history of breast cancer and fibrous histiocystoma. 05-02: 57-year-old female with a history of left breast cancer, with right pleural and left mid lung metastases. 05-03: 48-year-old female with reported small right axillary mass on ultrasound. 05-04: 56-year-old female who has a history of breast cancer status post left lumpectomy. 05-05: 36-year-old female who has a history of breast cancer and positive neck biopsy. Gynecologic Malignancies: Cervical, Uterine, and Vulvar Cancer ... Hossein Jadvar 06-01: 32-year-old female who has a history of cervical cancer and positive pelvic and abdominal lymphadenopathy. 06-02: 69-year-old woman with a history of metastatic cervical cancer in the neck and abdomen. 06-03: 50-year-old female who has a history of cervical cancer with metastatic disease to lung. 06-04: 32-year-old woman s/p hysterectomy and right oophorectomy for uterine cancer and a left upper lung mass. 06-05: 78-year-old female s/p vulvectomy and local radiotherapy for vulvar cancer with a subcutaneous mass in the left groin. Colorectal Cancers... Robert W. Henderson 07-01: 62-year-old male with a history of colon cancer s/p chemotherapy comparison to positive basal PET study. 07-02: 56-year-old woman with a history of colon CA status post chemotherapy and radiofrequency ablation in the liver, now with rising CEA level. 07-03: 59-year-old male status post left hemicolectomy with rising CEA level. 07-04: 51-year-old woman with a known metastatic disease for colon carcinoma. 07-05: 42-year-old male with a recent diagnosis of low rectal tumor by biopsy being staged with PET. Cholangiocarcinoma... Heidi R. Wassef 08-01: 74-year-old male who has a history of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma s/p Whipple procedure and