High Uptake of FDG Along a Biliary Stent. (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nagasaki, Yasunari; Yamane, Hiromichi; Ochi, Nobuaki; Honda, Yoshihiro; Takigawa, Nagio
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 41:Number 11(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: biliary stent -- chemotherapy -- FDG-PET-CT -- pancreatic cancer; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001357
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: A 66-year-old woman presented with abdominal discomfort. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a mass in the pancreas and multiple liver metastases. Pathological examination confirmed the mass to be primary pancreatic cancer. Endoscopic insertion of a biliary stent was performed to prevent common bile duct obstruction. Subsequently, she received combination chemotherapy, which resulted in a complete response. FDG-PET-CT after chemotherapy revealed a high uptake of FDG along the outline of the biliary stent, with complete disappearance of both the primary and metastatic tumors.