F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Staging of Linitis Plastica Caused by Primary Gastric Adenocarcinoma

F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Staging of Linitis Plastica Caused by Primary Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Diffuse infiltration by a primary or metastatic malignancy into the submucosa and muscularis of the stomach (linitis plastica [LP]) has been described in literature. The authors present a case of LP caused by primary adenocarcinoma of the stomach, showing diffuse Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptak...

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Main Authors: Santhosh Sampath, Chandrashekar Natarajan Balasubramanian Harisankar, Anish Bhattacharya, Rajesh Gupta, Bhagwant Rai Mittal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
linitis plastica
stomach
Online Access:http://www.wjnm.org/article.asp?issn=1450-1147;year=2013;volume=12;issue=2;spage=67;epage=69;aulast=Sampath
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Summary:Diffuse infiltration by a primary or metastatic malignancy into the submucosa and muscularis of the stomach (linitis plastica [LP]) has been described in literature. The authors present a case of LP caused by primary adenocarcinoma of the stomach, showing diffuse Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the thickened wall of the stomach.
ISSN:1450-1147

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