A case of primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterus

Taku Miyanaga; Kohei Tokuyama; Chiharu Mizoguchi; Tsutomu Daa; Yoshihiro Kusaba; Yoshiki Asayama

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.065

A case of primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterus

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Sep 8;17(11):4209-4212. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.065. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Authors

Taku Miyanaga¹, Kohei Tokuyama¹, Chiharu Mizoguchi², Tsutomu Daa³, Yoshihiro Kusaba³, Yoshiki Asayama¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita City, Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita City, Japan.
³ Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita City, Japan.

Abstract

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine endometrium is extremely rare and found in <1% of all primary endometrial carcinomas. We report a case of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium detected in a 65-year-old woman and focus our attention on the main imaging features. The low apparent diffusion coefficient value and high maximum standardized uptake value for neuroendocrine cancer serve to distinguish this cancer from endometrial cancer.

Keywords: ADC; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; PET/CT; SUVmax; Uterine endometrium.

Publication types

Case Reports