Two cases of 18 F-FDG PET/CT findings in acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas.

Abstract

The patients consisted of a 60-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man with no significant symptoms, who were both referred to the hospital due to the presence of large pancreatic tumors. They underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT and subsequently a pancreaticoduodenectomy and acinar cell carcinoma in the pancreas was proven histopathologically. In one case, the tumor consisted of a solid component presenting intense FDG uptake and necrotic tissue. In another case, the tumor consisted of cystic and papillary components presenting with weak FDG uptake. This report thus documents 2 cases of acinar cell carcinoma that showed contrasting histopathologic and F-18 FDG PET/CT findings.

• Authors: Kentaro Takanami, Keiko Abe, Atsushi Mitamura, Shukichi Miyazaki, Keiko Abe, Kazuyuki Ishida, Shogo Yamada, Shoki Takahashi
• Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 209-12 (Apr 2009) ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19300048 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Topics

• Aged
• Carcinoma, Acinar Cell (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
• Contrast Media (pharmacology)
• Diagnostic Imaging (methods)
• Female
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (pharmacology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pancreatic Neoplasms (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
• Positron-Emission Tomography (methods)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)