cervical lymphadenopathy is usually related to the presence of an inflammatory disease or to a malignant localization. In the event of metastatic findings, the thyroid gland is the most likely primary site of a tumor. Metastatic lymphadenopathy represents a challenge when the primary tumor is unknown. A 64-year-old female with a supraclavicular palpabel mass in the absence of underlying thyroid disease underwent ultrasonography of the neck, biopsy of the pathological lymph node, fluorodesoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and colonoscopy until right colon cancer was diagnosed. FDG-PET is a fast and reliable tool to discover the primary site of cervical masses of unknown origin
Positron Emission Tomography Scan Reveals an Unusual Source for Cervical Lymphadenopathy: Right Colon Cancer
PALMISANO, SILVIA;de Manzini, Nicolo'
2010-01-01
Abstract
cervical lymphadenopathy is usually related to the presence of an inflammatory disease or to a malignant localization. In the event of metastatic findings, the thyroid gland is the most likely primary site of a tumor. Metastatic lymphadenopathy represents a challenge when the primary tumor is unknown. A 64-year-old female with a supraclavicular palpabel mass in the absence of underlying thyroid disease underwent ultrasonography of the neck, biopsy of the pathological lymph node, fluorodesoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and colonoscopy until right colon cancer was diagnosed. FDG-PET is a fast and reliable tool to discover the primary site of cervical masses of unknown originPubblicazioni consigliate
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