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Atypical Foot Swelling in Metastatic Endometrial Carcinoma: Role of FDG PET/CT

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT: An 83-year-old woman with a history of endometrial carcinoma (EMC), treated with surgery and chemotherapy in August 2020, presented with a 1-year history of left foot swelling, tenderness, and heat. Despite multiple consultations, no diagnosis was made, and she developed painful swelling with a limping gait. A biopsy was done on July 14, 2023, confirmed metastatic EMC. FDG PET/CT revealed widespread metastases, including in the lungs, pleura, mediastinal, hilar, inguinal, right external iliac nodes, left labia majora, left iliac bone, left tibia, and left foot. Excision of left inguinal and vulvar tumors also confirmed metastatic EMC.

Source: Clinical Nuclear Medicine

DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000005561

Authors: Tzyy-Ling Chuang, Yuh-Feng Wang

Institutions: Tzu Chi University, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Yuanpei University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments

Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4403683713

FWCI: 0.947

Cites: 20

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10