What approach should we take for the incidental finding of increased 18F-FDG uptake foci in the colon on PET/CT?

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dc.contributor.authorSimsek, Fikri S.
dc.contributor.authorIspiroglu, Murat
dc.contributor.authorTasdemir, Bekir
dc.contributor.authorKoroglu, Reyhan
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Kemal
dc.contributor.authorOzercan, Ibrahim H.
dc.contributor.authorEntok, Emre
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:08:22Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:08:22Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) PET/CT represents an imaging modality that is gaining increasingly more prominence in screening, staging, and therapeutic monitoring of malignant diseases. An incidental focus of uptake in different regions of the body is not an uncommon finding during PET/CT imaging. Patients with incidental gastrointestinal tract findings comprise approximate to 3% of the overall patient group. The aim of the current study was to provide contributory information in relation to the answer on the most appropriate approach in cases with incidental colonic F-18-FDG uptake. Patients and methods A retrospective examination was performed on PET/CT results of 5258 patients. Of these, 152 were recommended to undergo colonoscopy because of the presence of suspicious foci and 31 underwent colonoscopy within 60 days with biopsy from all visible lesions. These dates were also examined. Results Of the 24 patients undergoing colonoscopy with a suspicion of malignancy, five (20.83%) had no pathological findings. Of the 19 (79.17%) cases with a pathological finding in endoscopy, histopathology showed a benign lesion in five (20.83%), premalignant lesion in seven (29.17%), and a malignant lesion in seven (29.17%). Among seven patients undergoing colonoscopy because of a suspicion of inflammatory bowel disease, five were free of pathological signs and two patients with pathological endoscopy findings had nonspecific inflammation as documented by histopathological examination. Conclusion Colonoscopic and histopathological examination of the increased foci of colonic F-18-FDG uptake incidentally detected at PET/CT seems to be a plausible approach. Copyright (C) 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/MNM.0000000000000388
dc.identifier.endpage1201en_US
dc.identifier.issn0143-3636
dc.identifier.issn1473-5628
dc.identifier.issue12en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26426964
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84946497601
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage1195en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0000000000000388
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/17314
dc.identifier.volume36en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000364313600006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNuclear Medicine Communications
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectColonic F-18-Fdg Uptakeen_US
dc.subjectIncidentalen_US
dc.subjectPet/Cten_US
dc.titleWhat approach should we take for the incidental finding of increased 18F-FDG uptake foci in the colon on PET/CT?en_US
dc.titleWhat approach should we take for the incidental finding of increased 18F-FDG uptake foci in the colon on PET/CT?
dc.typeArticleen_US

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