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Appendicular mass imitating a malignant cecal tumor on f18-FDG PET/CT study: a case report.

Abstract
Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography scan is a very useful method in the diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal malignancies, although it may cause confusion in differential diagnosis.We present a 48-year-old man admitted with a right lower quadrant mass. Upon an unyielding colonoscopy due to inability to pass beyond the hepatic flexure, a Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography strongly suggested a right colonic or cecal malignancy. Eventual laparatomy revealed a periappendiceal plastron due to appendicitis that was subsequently proven histological diagnosis.Although Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography is a reliable diagnostic tool for colonic malignancies, it can misdiagnose such masses due to inflammatory process around the cecum.
AuthorsOmer Günal, Semih Doğan, Emin Gürleyik
JournalCases journal (Cases J) Vol. 2 Pg. 8420 (Aug 04 2009) ISSN: 1757-1626 [Electronic] England
PMID19918430 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

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