Staging and follow-up of lacrimal gland carcinomas by 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Oct;37(10):e249-52. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31825ae11b.

Abstract

A 74-year-old man with right eye proptosis, diplopia, and orbital discomfort for 3 to 4 months underwent biopsy, the specimen of which showed transitional cell carcinoma of the lacrimal gland. 18F-FDG PET/CT was also performed for staging purposes. Six months after orbital exenteration, a follow-up CT scan demonstrated soft tissue thickening along the nasal bridge but could not differentiate between postsurgical changes and cancer recurrence. A concurrent PET/CT scan did not show any evidence of abnormal metabolic activity, further emphasizing the higher accuracy of PET/CT in staging and restaging of head and neck cancers. An annual follow-up scan was still negative for active disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Eye Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Eye Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / pathology
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18