Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography identifying pericardial metastasis from early-stage p16-positive oropharyngeal cancer

Hye-Kyung Shim; Mi Ra Kim; Hongje Lee

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2672

Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography identifying pericardial metastasis from early-stage p16-positive oropharyngeal cancer

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Apr 29;8(7):1261-1264. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2672. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

Hye-Kyung Shim¹, Mi Ra Kim², Hongje Lee³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine Haeundae Paik Hospital Inje University College of Medicine Busan Korea.
² Department of otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Haeundae Paik Hospital Inje University College of Medicine Busan Korea.
³ Department of Nuclear Medicine Dongnam Institution of Radiological & Medical Sciences (DIRAMS) Busan Korea.

Abstract

Pericardial metastasis from HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) without local recurrence is extremely rare. We report about a 69-year-old man exhibiting pericardial metastasis on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). There are currently no reports on the use of PET/CT in patients with pericardial metastasis from p16-positive OPSCCs.

Keywords: FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography; P16‐positive; head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; pericardial metastasis.

Publication types

Case Reports