Rare Cerebral and Pulmonary Metastases From Low-Grade Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland

被引:6
作者
Cui, Ruixue [1 ]
Cheng, Xin [1 ]
Li, Fang [1 ]
Zhuang, Hongming [2 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Med Sci, Peking Union Med Coll Hosp, Peking Union Med Coll, Dept Nucl Med, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Penn, Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
FDG; PET/CT; parotid; basal cell adenocarcinoma; metastases; POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY; SALIVARY-GLANDS; F-18-FDG PET; FDG PET; TUMORS; CARCINOMA; CANCER; LUNG;
D O I
10.1097/RLU.0b013e318238b146
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Basal cell adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland is a low-grade malignancy that rarely metastasizes. We described a 32-year-old man with history of a right total parotidectomy for basal cell adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland 5 years ago, presenting with severe headache. A brain MRI revealed enhancing brain lesions that were confirmed as metastases from the parotid gland malignancy. A body FDG PET/CT demonstrated 2 mildly hypermetabolic lesions in the lungs, with pathology showing metastatic basal cell adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland.
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页码:1124 / 1126
页数:3
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