RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Isolated malignant portal vein thrombus in colon carcinoma– A rare finding on <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.120.249532
DO 10.2967/jnmt.120.249532
A1 Jain, Tarun Kuamr
A1 Yadav, Ajay
A1 Malhotra, Hemant
A1 Khuteta, Nitin
A1 Singh, Guman
YR 2020
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2020/11/20/jnmt.120.249532.abstract
AB Isolated malignant portal vein thrombus in absence of hepatic metastasis in abdominal cancers is very rare. The presence of malignant thrombus has clinical significance for determining the staging, treatment decisions and prognosis. 18F-FDG PET/CECT is a noninvasive modality for discriminating between malignant and benign thrombi. We present a 61-year old male diagnosed with primary sigmoid colon carcinoma and 18F-FDG PET/CT scan showed, in addition to FDG avid primary lesion, a FDG avid filling defect in portal vein, likely malignant thrombus.