18F-FDG PET/CT Findings of a Recurrent Adenocarcinoma Arising From Malignant Transformation of Abdominal Wall Endometriosis. (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jiang, Maoqing; Chen, Ping; Sun, Long; Huang, Qiuli; Wu, Hua
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 40:Number 2(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000631
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is defined as endometrial tissue located superficial to the peritoneum, which usually develops in a surgical scar of cesarean delivery. Malignant transformation of AWE is a very rare disease. The most frequent histotype of malignancy developing from AWE is endometrioid adenocarcinoma. We present ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT findings in a 37-year-old woman with a recurrent adenocarcinoma arising from malignant transformation of AWE, who underwent a repeat PET/CT scan because of a recurrent mass at the upper right side of the surgical incision after a previous cesarean delivery.</p> </sec> </abstract>