Solitary Orbital Metastasis in Carcinoma Esophagus: Findings on Serial 18F-FDG PET/CT Scans. (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mahajan, Sonia; Dunphy, Mark P.; Haque, Sofia; Pandit-Taskar, Neeta
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 43:Number 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: carcinoma esophagus -- FDG PET/CT -- orbital metastasis -- physiological FDG uptake; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001892
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Orbital metastasis is an uncommon and atypical presentation of recurrent esophageal cancer that has been only seldom reported in literature. 18 F-FDG PET/CT is routinely performed for staging and response assessment in patients with esophageal carcinoma. This case demonstrates use of follow-up FDG PET/CT scans in characterizing solitary metastatic disease in orbit and in evaluating response to therapy. It also highlights a key teaching point that postradiation-related inflammatory/infective changes may interfere in accurate assessment of PET/CT scan; however, frequently used clinical and radiological correlation may not be entirely sufficient to rule out pathological involvement.