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A Very Unusual Pattern of Intraperitoneal and Extraperitoneal Heterotropic Splenic Tissue-Mimicking Metastases Identified on 68Ga-DOTA-NOC Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and 99mTc Heat-denatured Erythrocyte Study.
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Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine . Jul-Sep2020, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p255-257. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The dissemination and autotransplantation of viable splenic tissue in different anatomic compartments of the body can present a diagnostic dilemma, especially when metastatic disease is suspected. We report a case of a 30-year-old male with well-differentiated gastric neuroendocrine tumor (Grade II) treated with surgery. Follow-up 68Ga-DOTA-NOC demonstrated a suspicious peritoneal soft-tissue nodule in the right paracolic gutter with increased tracer uptake. In view of splenectomy 10 years ago, the patient underwent 99mTc heat-denatured erythrocyte study which showed a very unusual pattern of multiple tracer-avid foci of splenic tissue in both intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal distributions. The integration of the patient's history and complementary nuclear imaging results led to the correct diagnosis of splenosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09723919
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144365455
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_45_20