KRUKENBERG TUMOR AND LUNG METASTASES FROM COLON-CARCINOMA DIAGNOSED WITH F-18 FDG PET

Citation
Pj. Bohdiewicz et al., KRUKENBERG TUMOR AND LUNG METASTASES FROM COLON-CARCINOMA DIAGNOSED WITH F-18 FDG PET, Clinical nuclear medicine, 20(5), 1995, pp. 419-420
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
20
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
419 - 420
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1995)20:5<419:KTALMF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The authors report a case of a patient with postsurgical colorectal ca rcinoma and metastatic disease to the ovaries (Krukenberg tumor), the lung, and the liver first revealed by F-18 FDG PET imaging. The value of PET in a patient with an unexplained rising CEA is cited.