Gastric Ulcer Mimicking Malignancy on FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Feb;44(2):142-144. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002379.

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman with newly diagnosed cervical carcinoma was referred an F-FDG PET/CT for staging. The PET/CT images demonstrated the known carcinoma and multiple enlarged lymph nodes with increased FDG activity. In addition, there was a focus of intense FDG activity characteristic of hypermetabolic malignancy in the region of gastric antrum. Finally, this lesion was confirmed as gastric ulcer by biopsy. This patient responded well to antiulcer treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Stomach Ulcer / diagnostic imaging*
  • Stomach Ulcer / pathology

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18