Indian Journal of Respiratory Care (Jan 2019)

Pleural mesothelioma with peritoneal involvement: Diagnosed on 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography

  • Anuja Anand,
  • Farhan Siddique,
  • Jaspriya Bal,
  • Madhavi Chawla,
  • Pankaj Dougall

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_1_19
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 134 – 135

Abstract

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Pleural mesothelioma with metastatic peritoneal involvement is an extremely rare finding. Very few cases are reported in the literature. We present a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). There was extension of pleural thickening into the omentum and peritoneum. This case demonstrates the role of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in detecting other sites of involvement in case of malignant mesothelioma.

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