Primary Spinal Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor Displayed on FDG PET/CT.

Shen G, Ma H1, Pan L, Su M, Kuang A.

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Sichuan New Radiopharmaceuticals Technology Co, Ltd, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

F-FDG PET/CT imaging provides valuable information in the evaluation and staging of spinal tumors. Herein, we report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented with a sudden paraplegia below the fifth thoracic vertebra due to cord compression of a spinal lesion. After spinal canal decompression and spinal lesion biopsy, the diagnosis was a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor. Subsequent PET/CT revealed that it was a primary site, showing intense FDG uptake. He was eventually referred for palliative radiotherapy.

PMID:

 

31107760

 

DOI:

 

10.1097/RLU.0000000000002631

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