Whole-body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography demonstrating multiple rare extracranial metastases in a treated case of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults that accounts for nearly 20% of all primary malignant brain tumors. While GBM is notable for local recurrence and invasion, extracranial metastases (ECMs) are exceedingly rare, occurring in <2% of patients. However, the repor...

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Published inIndian journal of nuclear medicine Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 294 - 296
Main Authors Kamaleshwaran, Koramadai, Ramkumar, Elumalai, Raghunathan, Madhu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2023
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Subjects
Bones
Brain
Brain cancer
Brain tumors
Computed tomography
Emission analysis
Fluorine isotopes
Glioblastoma multiforme
Interesting Image
Medical imaging
Metastasis
Nuclear medicine
PET imaging
Positron emission
Tumors
glioblastoma
whole body
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
extracranial metastases
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Summary:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults that accounts for nearly 20% of all primary malignant brain tumors. While GBM is notable for local recurrence and invasion, extracranial metastases (ECMs) are exceedingly rare, occurring in <2% of patients. However, the report of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) imaging in evaluating ECM is limited, and the importance of whole-body FDG PET/CT imaging in GBM has not been well elucidated. We present here a case of GBM, post excision 12 years before, whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT showing no recurrence in the brain and ECM to multiple bones, right kidney, and pancreas.
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ISSN:0972-3919
0974-0244
DOI:10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_167_22