Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care center

Multiple primary malignancies in a cancer patient are not a rare occurrence. The most common presentation of multiple primary malignancies is dual malignancies. The usefulness of different positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) tracers in the evaluation of dual synchronous prima...

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Main Authors: Ram Kumar, Nitin Gupta, Ritu Verma, Ethel Belho
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-10-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_153_20
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description Multiple primary malignancies in a cancer patient are not a rare occurrence. The most common presentation of multiple primary malignancies is dual malignancies. The usefulness of different positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) tracers in the evaluation of dual synchronous primary malignancies is not well documented. Here, we present a case series, where two patients, referred for PET/CT, after being diagnosed with one primary malignancy were found to be having a second primary malignancy, diagnosed incidentally in PET/CT, further validated by PET/CT with another tracer.
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spelling doaj-art-e5ca0f3efd6c4d9aba65e78b9e82e2542025-08-20T02:54:42ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122021-10-01200438238510.4103/wjnm.wjnm_153_20Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care centerRam Kumar0Nitin Gupta1Ritu Verma2Ethel Belho3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaMultiple primary malignancies in a cancer patient are not a rare occurrence. The most common presentation of multiple primary malignancies is dual malignancies. The usefulness of different positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) tracers in the evaluation of dual synchronous primary malignancies is not well documented. Here, we present a case series, where two patients, referred for PET/CT, after being diagnosed with one primary malignancy were found to be having a second primary malignancy, diagnosed incidentally in PET/CT, further validated by PET/CT with another tracer.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_153_20dual malignanciesfluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomographypositron emission tomography/computed tomography tracersprostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography
spellingShingle Ram Kumar
Nitin Gupta
Ritu Verma
Ethel Belho
Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care center
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
dual malignancies
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers
prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography
title Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care center
title_full Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care center
title_fullStr Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care center
title_full_unstemmed Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care center
title_short Utility of different positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies: An experience from a tertiary care center
title_sort utility of different positron emission tomography computed tomography tracers in the evaluation of incidentally detected dual malignancies an experience from a tertiary care center
topic dual malignancies
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracers
prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_153_20
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