Case Reports in Oncological Medicine (Jan 2014)

An Incidental Finding of Mucinous Colon Cancer by 18F-Choline PET/CT Determining a Change in Clinical Management of a Patient with Recurrent Prostate Adenocarcinoma

  • Carmelo Tuscano,
  • Elvio Grazioso Russi,
  • Said Al Sayyad,
  • Stefano Pergolizzi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/297031
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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A 66-year-old-man underwent a PET/CT scan after a biochemical relapse for a prostate cancer previously treated with a laparoscopic surgical procedure which revealed a focal uptake in the posterior wall of sigmoid colon. The biopsy demonstrated a colon cancer with mucinous differentiation producing a shift in clinical priority. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report in the English literature describing the detection by 18F-choline PET/CT of a colorectal cancer with mucinous differentiation.