Isolated splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer detected with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Apr;39(4):349-51. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31828e9894.

Abstract

We report a case of isolated splenic metastasis from ovarian cancer detected with 18F-FDG PET/CT. A 66-year-old woman with ovarian cancer was referred for 18F-FDG PET/CT to determine the cause of elevated serum CA-125 levels about 48 months after surgery. 18F-FDG PET/CT showed focal, intense uptake in the spleen, with no other abnormal findings. A splenectomy was performed, and the lesion was confirmed as metastasis from ovarian cancer pathologically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Splenic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18