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Synchronous Primary Neoplasms Detected on 18F-FDG PET in Staging of Patients with Esophageal Cancer

Henderik L. van Westreenen, Marinke Westerterp, Pieter L. Jager, Hendrik M. van Dullemen, Gerrit W. Sloof, Emile F.I. Comans, J. Jan B. van Lanschot, Theo Wiggers and John Th.M. Plukker
Journal of Nuclear Medicine August 2005, 46 (8) 1321-1325;
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    18F-FDG PET scan (coronal view) of patient 7, with synchronous carcinoma of mid esophagus (top arrow) and Grawitz’s tumor of left kidney (bottom arrow).

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    18F-FDG PET scan (coronal view) of patient 9, with tumor in mid esophagus (bottom arrow) and synchronous Hürthle cell thyroid tumor (top arrow) as confirmed by fine-needle aspiration.

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    18F-FDG PET scan (sagittal view) of patient 16, with distal esophageal tumor (top arrow) and synchronous rectal adenoma (bottom arrow).

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    Characteristics of 20 Patients with Esophageal Cancer and a Synchronous Neoplasm

    Patient no.SexAge (y)Esophageal cancerSynchronous primary neoplasm
    LocationHistologyLocationHistology
    1F69DistalACRight colonAC
    2M65DistalACRight colonAC
    3M71GEJACRight kidneyGrawitz’s tumor
    4M67DistalACRight kidneyGrawitz’s tumor
    5M68GEJACRight kidneyGrawitz’s tumor
    6M69GEJACRight kidneyGrawitz’s tumor
    7M47Mid esophagusSCCLeft kidneyGrawitz’s tumor
    8M72DistalSCCLungSCC
    9F70Mid esophagusSCCThyroidHürthle cell tumor
    10M58Mid esophagusSCCGingivaSCC
    11M55DistalSCCRight colon—
    12M74GEJACRight colon—
    13M64DistalACLeft colonTubulovillous adenoma
    14M63DistalACLeft colonTubulovillous adenoma
    15M70DistalACLeft colonTubulovillous adenoma
    16M70DistalACRectumTubulovillous adenoma
    17M70GEJACRectumTubular adenoma
    18M53Mid esophagusSCCRectumTubular adenoma
    19M71DistalACRectum—
    20M64DistalACThyroid—
    • AC = adenocarcinoma; GEJ = gastroesophageal junction; SCC = squamous cell carcinoma.

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