Two Coincident Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Esophagus in a Patient With Achalasia: Evidence by F-18 FDG PET/CT.
Bettenworth D, Reuter S, Fuchs M, Schnöckel U, Wessling J, Domschke W, Weckesser M, Domagk D
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We report the case of a 40-year-old man with a history of achalasia and acute gastrointestinal bleeding caused by an ulcer of the distal esophagus. Due to massive food stasis and esophagitis, several esophago-gastro-duodenoscopies and endoscopic ultrasound examinations were performed until the diagnosis of 2 coincident carcinomas of the esophagus (upper and lower third) could be demonstrated. In contrast, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan was readily able to detect both carcinomas. Thus, in patients with achalasia and complex endoscopic conditions, the F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography might serve as a reliable tool for diagnostics and staging of suspected malignancy.
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Autor*innen der Universität Münster
| Bettenworth, Dominik | Medizinische Klinik B (Med B) |
| Domagk, Dirk | Medizinische Klinik B (Med B) |
| Fuchs, Martin | Klinik für Nuklearmedizin |
| Reuter, Stefan Johannes | Medizinische Klinik D (Med D) Nephrologisches Institut an der Universität Münster |
| Reuter, Simon Jürgen | Historisches Seminar |
| Schnöckel, Uta | Klinik für Nuklearmedizin |
| Weckesser, Jochen Matthias | Klinik für Nuklearmedizin |
| Weßling, Johannes | Klinik für Radiologie Bereich Lehre & Forschung |