Abdominal Metastases of Intracranial Germ Cell Tumor Via Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Clin Nucl Med 2020;
45:836-837. [PMID:
32804759 DOI:
10.1097/rlu.0000000000003235]
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Abstract
Extraneural metastases of primary brain tumors are rare. Here, we provided a case of a 19-year-old man presenting with 2 intra-abdominal masses, who had a history of intracranial germ cell tumors and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implanted in order to alleviate obstructive hydrocephalus. The intra-abdominal lesions showed intense FDG uptake and were confirmed to be germ cell tumors by postoperative histopathology. F-FDG PET scan could be useful in monitoring metastases of intracranial germ cell tumors via ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
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