Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Wolf, G; Aigner, RM; Schwarz, T; Krippl, P; Samonigg, H.
Diagnosis of a contralateral second testicular carcinoma by F18-FDG PET.
Onkologie. 2003; 26(2):155-157
Doi: 10.1159/000069836
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- Aigner Reingard
- Krippl Peter
- Samonigg Hellmut
- Schwarz Thomas
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- Abstract:
- Background: In testicular carcinoma the early diagnosis is very important because with an early therapy there are good chances for long-term survival (50-90%). Metastases of a testicular carcinoma are at first lymphogeneous, hematogeneous only in late stages. Case Report: This is a case report about a 28-year-old man, whose testicular carcinoma (left testis) had already been operated on (unripe teratoma with parts of an embryonic carcinoma, an endodermal sinus tumor and a chorion carcinoma). Because of the elevated tumor marker AFP an FDG PET (F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emmission tomography) investigation was made. CT (covering thorax, abdomen and pelvis) and ultrasound of the testis showed no pathological results. In the FDG PET a significant pathological FDG uptake in the right testis was found. Histology showed an unripe teratoma with parts of an embryonic carcinoma, an endodermal sinus tumor, and a chorion carcinoma. It was second carcinoma of the contralateral testis. Conclusion: F18-FDG PET was a sensitive and reliable modality for diagnosis in this patient.
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- Adult -
- Diagnosis, Differential -
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - diagnostic use
- Humans -
- Male -
- Neoplasms, Second Primary - pathology Neoplasms, Second Primary - radionuclide imaging Neoplasms, Second Primary - surgery
- Testicular Neoplasms - pathology Testicular Neoplasms - radionuclide imaging Testicular Neoplasms - surgery
- Testis - pathology Testis - radionuclide imaging Testis - surgery
- Tomography, Emission-Computed -
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- testicular carcinoma
- PET diagnosis
- F18-FDG PET