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
Research article (journal)Abstract
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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Authors from the University of Münster
| Bettenworth, Dominik | Medical Clinic of Internal Medicine B: Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders (Med B) |
| Domagk, Dirk | Medical Clinic of Internal Medicine B: Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders (Med B) |
| Fuchs, Martin | Clinic for Nuclear Medicine |
| Reuter, Stefan Johannes | Medical Clinic of Internal Medicine D (Nephrology and Rheumatology) (Med D) Nephrological Institute |
| Reuter, Simon Jürgen | Department of History |
| Schnöckel, Uta | Clinic for Nuclear Medicine |
| Weckesser, Jochen Matthias | Clinic for Nuclear Medicine |
| Weßling, Johannes | Clinic of Radiology |