FDG PET/CT incidental diagnosis of a synchronous bladder cancer as a fourth malignancy in a patient with head and neck cancer

Medhat M. Osman; Mustafa E. Altinyay; Amir G. Abdelmalik; Todd M. Brickman; Mark A. Varvares; Nghi C. Nguyen

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e318217393f

FDG PET/CT incidental diagnosis of a synchronous bladder cancer as a fourth malignancy in a patient with head and neck cancer

Medhat M. Osman, Mustafa E. Altinyay, Amir G. Abdelmalik, Todd M. Brickman, Mark A. Varvares, Nghi C. Nguyen

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A 74-year-old man with 40-year history of smoking and known history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma underwent FDG PET/CT examination for a recent diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed from right frontal crown and left posterior ear skin biopsy. PET images revealed multiple FDG-avid lesions in the head and neck, highly suspicious for nodal metastases. Reviewing CT portion of PET/CT examination revealed a hyperattenuating density in the posterior bladder wall. This lesion was not noticed initially due to the intense physiologic bladder uptake. On lowering the intensity, this lesion showed intense FDG avidity on the PET portion of the examination. Cytoscopic biopsy revealed low-grade papillary urothelial cell carcinoma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	496-497
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical nuclear medicine
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e318217393f
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bladder cancer
Head and neck cancer
Synchronous malignancy

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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FDG PET/CT incidental diagnosis of a synchronous bladder cancer as a fourth malignancy in a patient with head and neck cancer

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