Detection of chordoma recurrence by F-18 FDG-PET/CT

Authors

  • A. Schmiedel
  • F.J. Huertos Lopez
  • H. Ahmadzadehfar
  • H.J. Biersack
  • M. Muckle
  • S. Ezziddin
Abstract:

Background: Despite the relative success of surgical resection followed by proton, proton/photon, or conventional radiotherapy in terms of recurrence-free survival, chordomas are still associated with a high rate of recurrence. To our knowledge there are only very few reported cases of this rare tumor detected by F-18 FDG-PET. Materials and Methods: In this case we show the significance of F-18 FDG-PET/CT in detection of recurrent Chordoma in a 38 year old man with a history of the disease and a newly detected cervical lymphatic mass. Results: The fused PET/CT images manifested the presence of two abnormal foci of tracer uptake corresponding to a retroclavicular and an infrajugular Lymph node proved to be metastases of the previous chordoma in histopathology. Conclusion: Further employment of F-18 FDG-PET/CT in this rare tumour type might eventually define and establish its value in staging of chordoma. Iran. J. Radiat. Res., 2012 10(2): 109‐110

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volume 10  issue None

pages  109- 110

publication date 2012-09

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