Peritoneal Mouse as Detected on 18F-FDG PET-CT

Peritoneal Mouse as Detected on 18F-FDG PET-CT

We present the case of a 77-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer. Follow up PET-CT and contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated a small peritoneal loose body or “mouse” in the pelvis. This is an uncommon, benign, asymptomatic finding which is usually incidentally discovered. The significance of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in oncology 2013-04, Vol.3
Hauptverfasser: Allam, Talha, Muzaffar, Razi, Nguyen, Nghi C., Osman, Medhat M.
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Sprache:eng
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Colon Cancer
epiploic appendage
loose body
Oncology
Peritoneal mouse
PET-CT
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Zusammenfassung:We present the case of a 77-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer. Follow up PET-CT and contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated a small peritoneal loose body or “mouse” in the pelvis. This is an uncommon, benign, asymptomatic finding which is usually incidentally discovered. The significance of being aware of this entity is to distinguish it from metastasis, especially in patients with known abdominal and pelvic malignancies.
ISSN:2234-943X
2234-943X
DOI:10.3389/fonc.2013.00083