Cutaneous Metastase of Rectal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Revealed on18F-FDG PET/CT Rektal Nöroendokrin Karsinomun18F-FDG PET/BT’de Kutanöz Metastazı


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Şahin Ö. F., Şahin R., Baloğlu M. C., Çermik T. F., Ergül N.

Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.153-155, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Özet

Rectal neuroendocrine carcinomas constitute <1% of all neuroendocrine carcinomas and <1% of all gastrointestinal tract malignancies. Cutaneous metastases of rectal neuroendocrine carcinoma are rarer than visceral metastases. We represent a 71-year-old man who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor grade 3 originating from the rectum 1 year ago. He was referred for18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography for restaging after 6 cycles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Intensely increased18F-FDG uptake in the right cutaneous inguinal region was consistent with neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasis with biopsy from the same region.