Colonic Metastasis From Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Demonstrated With 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Jun;42(6):456-457. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001656.

Abstract

Metastatic involvement of the colon is extremely rare. We report a 63-year-old man with colonic metastasis from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Whole-body F-FDG PET/CT showed abnormal tracer uptakes in the sigmoid colon, which was subsequently confirmed as metastatic from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18