Advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the bulbar conjunctiva seen on PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Dec;33(12):929-30. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31818c4e12.

Abstract

A 78-year-old female with a previous history of endometrial lymphoma was referred to our hospital for F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging on account of a growing tumor mass in the left eyeball with gradual visual loss for 5 months. The F-18 FDG PET/CT images showed a focal lesion with intense FDG uptake in the left bulbar conjunctiva with intraocular invasion. Excisional biopsy was performed under the impression of a malignant neoplasm, and the pathologic diagnosis confirmed squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms / pathology
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*