We report an unusual case of a solid-pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor (SPPT) with aggressive behavior that occurred in a 16-year-old male patient. 18F fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT showed increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in a solid mass of the body of the pancreas, in several liver lesions, and in multiple peritoneal implants, corresponding to an SPPT with liver and peritoneal metastases, respectively. Based on PET/CT findings, the patient was referred to chemotherapy. In this unusual case of pediatric SPPT with aggressive behavior, 18F fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT has been useful in staging the disease and in treatment planning.
Giordano, A., Treglia, G., Caporale, N., Rufini, V., Locatelli, F., Callea, F., Usefulness of 18F-FDG PET/CT in an Unusual Case ofSolid-Pseudopapillary Pancreatic Tumor in ChildhoodWith Aggressive Behavior, <<CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE>>, 2013; (38): 35-37. [doi:10.1097/rlu.0b013e31824c5e92] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41977]
Usefulness of 18F-FDG PET/CT in an Unusual Case of Solid-Pseudopapillary Pancreatic Tumor in Childhood With Aggressive Behavior
Giordano, Alessandro;Treglia, Giorgio;Caporale, Nicoletta;Rufini, Vittoria;Locatelli, Franco;
2013
Abstract
We report an unusual case of a solid-pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor (SPPT) with aggressive behavior that occurred in a 16-year-old male patient. 18F fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT showed increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in a solid mass of the body of the pancreas, in several liver lesions, and in multiple peritoneal implants, corresponding to an SPPT with liver and peritoneal metastases, respectively. Based on PET/CT findings, the patient was referred to chemotherapy. In this unusual case of pediatric SPPT with aggressive behavior, 18F fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT has been useful in staging the disease and in treatment planning.
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