Situs Inversus Totalis and Cholangiocarcinoma of the Gallbladder Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT. (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Calabria, Ferdinando F.; Leporace, Mario; Bagnato, Antonio
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 43:Number 6(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: 18F-FDG -- anatomical variants -- cholangiocarcinoma -- dextrocardia -- PET/CT -- situs inversus totalis; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002047
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: A 72-year-old woman was examined by 18 F-FDG PET/CT, showing pathologic tracer uptake in the gallbladder. PET/CT also depicted condition of situs inversus totalis, with dextrocardia, liver on the left side and spleen on the right side of the body. These findings were essential to plan and develop laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which diagnosed cholangiocarcinoma. The recognition of anatomical variants and abnormalities by means of hybrid PET/CT imaging is essential in order to plan the best therapeutic approach.