Recurrent Extrahepatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Detected by 18F-Choline PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Jun;41(6):490-1. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001168.

Abstract

Diagnosis of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is sometimes challenging, especially when extrahepatic disease is present. Here, we report on a 49-year-old woman with a history of HCC who was referred to our institution with suspicion of tumor recurrence for further workup. Combined F-choline PET/CT revealed a soft tissue mass at the right thoracic wall highly consistent with HCC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives
  • Female
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / secondary
  • Thoracic Wall / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • alpha-Fetoproteins
  • fluoromethylcholine
  • Choline