An Incidental Finding of Mucinous Colon Cancer by 18F-Choline PETCT Determining a Change in Clinical Management of a Patient with Recurrent Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Joint Authors

al-Sayyad, Said
Pergolizzi, Stefano
Tuscano, Carmelo
Russi, Elvio Grazioso

Source

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-08-12

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

A 66-year-old-man underwent a PET/CT scan after a biochemical relapse for a prostate cancer previously treated with a laparoscopic surgical procedure which revealed a focal uptake in the posterior wall of sigmoid colon.

The biopsy demonstrated a colon cancer with mucinous differentiation producing a shift in clinical priority.

To the best of our knowledge this is the first report in the English literature describing the detection by 18F-choline PET/CT of a colorectal cancer with mucinous differentiation.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Tuscano, Carmelo& Russi, Elvio Grazioso& al-Sayyad, Said& Pergolizzi, Stefano. 2014. An Incidental Finding of Mucinous Colon Cancer by 18F-Choline PETCT Determining a Change in Clinical Management of a Patient with Recurrent Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Tuscano, Carmelo…[et al.]. An Incidental Finding of Mucinous Colon Cancer by 18F-Choline PETCT Determining a Change in Clinical Management of a Patient with Recurrent Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461374

American Medical Association (AMA)

Tuscano, Carmelo& Russi, Elvio Grazioso& al-Sayyad, Said& Pergolizzi, Stefano. An Incidental Finding of Mucinous Colon Cancer by 18F-Choline PETCT Determining a Change in Clinical Management of a Patient with Recurrent Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461374

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-461374