Incidental Finding of an Ovarian Carcinoid on 11C-Methionine PET/CT. (November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maccora, Daria; Caldarella, Carmelo; Leombroni, Martina; De Stefano, Valerio; Leccisotti, Lucia
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 45:Number 11(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-11
• Subjects: 11C-methionine -- carcinoid -- myeloma -- ovary -- PET/CT -- teratoma; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003187
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: A 68-year-old woman with a history of multiple myeloma on regular hematological follow-up and with no previous relevant gynecological diseases was found to have an incidental focal uptake by the right ovary at 11 C-methionine PET/CT (C-MET). Transvaginal ultrasound was then performed showing a 2-cm solid right ovarian mass with irregular borders and moderate vascularization at color Doppler examination. Therefore, the patient underwent bilateral salpingectomy, and the final histological results revealed a rare presentation of mature teratoma with insular carcinoid tumor arising from the right ovary.