We report an unusual case of malignant granular cell tumor (GCT) of the colon incidentally detected by Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) in a 54-year-old female patient with history of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. 18F-FDG-PET/CT showed an area of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake, corresponding to a 3 cm nodule in the caecum. Based on PET/CT findings, the patient underwent endoscopic resection of the colonic lesion. Histology demonstrated the presence of a malignant GCT of the colon.
Treglia, G., Mormando, M., Iacovazzo, D., Caldarella, C., Muoio, B., Bianchi, A., Ricci, R., A Rare Case of Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Colon Incidentally Detected by (18) F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography, <<NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING>>, 2013; 47 (2): 148-150. [doi:10.1007/s13139-013-0192-x] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/71219]
A Rare Case of Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Colon Incidentally Detected by (18) F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography
Caldarella, Carmelo;Ricci, Riccardo
2013
Abstract
We report an unusual case of malignant granular cell tumor (GCT) of the colon incidentally detected by Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) in a 54-year-old female patient with history of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. 18F-FDG-PET/CT showed an area of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake, corresponding to a 3 cm nodule in the caecum. Based on PET/CT findings, the patient underwent endoscopic resection of the colonic lesion. Histology demonstrated the presence of a malignant GCT of the colon.
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