대한핵의학회지 (1967년~2009년)
Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2006;40(3)186~187
네거티브 경구 조영제를 이용한 PET/CT 촬영시 나타난 종양성 섭취와 유사한 생리적 장관 섭취
(Colon Cancer Mimicking Physiologic FDG Uptake : with Using of Negative Oral Contrast)
Author 정영진, 강도영,
Young Jin Jeong, M.D. and Do-Young Kang, M.D.
Affiliation 동아대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실
School of Nuclear Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Abstract

A 64-year-old female with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) was assigned to our department for whole body PET/CT scan. She ingested 1 liter of pure water as negative oral contrast just before PET/CT examination. FDG-PET/CT images showed a very intense hypermetabolic, focal lesion in the abdominal cavity around descending colon. The SUVmax of the lesion was 17.2. But there was no abnormal lesion corresponded to the area of PET scan in the combined contrast enhanced CT scan. We suggested considering a malignant lesion due to very intense glycolytic activity. Conventional abdominal CT scan & colonoscopy were accomplished within one week after PET/CT evaluation. There was no abnormality in both examinations. We executed follow-up PET/CT evaluation after 1month and couldn’t find any abnormality around the corresponding area. So we concluded the hypermetabolism was colonic physiologic uptake. A colonic physiologic uptake is a well known cause of false positive finding. Nuclear physicians should be considered the possibility of malignancy when interpret focal colonic uptake, especially incidental finding.1-3) There are a few reports that using of negative oral contrast is able to reduce gastrointestinal physiologic uptakes.4,5) But as we can see in this case, although we used negative oral contrast, intense physiologic uptake is detected and maxSUV is able to up to 17.2. So, it is important to keep a fact in mind. Even though there is a colonic physiologic uptake in PET/CT image, it may be able to show very intense hypermetabolism regardless of using negative oral contrast. (Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2006;40(3):186-187)

Keyword 18F-FDG PET/CT, colonic uptake, physiologic uptake, negative oral contrast
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