Tripathy S, Parida GK, Naswa N, Jha P, Reddy S, Arun Raj ST. Right Ventricle Metastasis from Carcinoma Rectum: Findings on
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography.
Indian J Nucl Med 2019;
35:78-79. [PMID:
31949380 PMCID:
PMC6958966 DOI:
10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_15_19]
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Abstract
Rectal adenocarcinoma metastasizes most commonly to the lungs and liver. Metastasis to heart, although described in literature, is a very rare phenomenon. We describe the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography (18F-FDG PET-CT) findings of a 45-year-old male who was a biopsy-proven case of adenocarcinoma rectum. Apart from metastatic disease involving liver, lungs, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, metastasis to right ventricle was also seen on PET-CT scan.
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