Primary pancreatic choriocarcinoma revealed on FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Jan;40(1):76-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000584.

Abstract

Choriocarcinoma is a cancer that usually occurs in the uterus during pregnancy. Extragonadal choriocarcinoma, although very rare, can occur. The diagnostic dilatation and curettage of the uterus in a 28-year-old woman who had vaginal bleeding and elevated human chorionic gonadotrophin level failed to identify any abnormality. FDG PET/CT revealed abnormal activity in the head of the pancreas. Pathological examination after partial pancreatectomy demonstrated primary choriocarcinoma in the pancreas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Choriocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Choriocarcinoma / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Pregnancy
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18