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http://dx.doi.org/10.3857/roj.2011.29.3.214

Variable uterine uptake of FDG in adenomyosis during concurrent chemoradiation therapy for cervical cancer  

Yu, Jeong-Il (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Huh, Seung-Jae (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Young-Il (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Tae-Joong (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Byung-Kwan (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Radiation Oncology Journal / v.29, no.3, 2011 , pp. 214-217 More about this Journal
Abstract
To avoid improper tumor volume contouring in radiation therapy (RT) and other invasive procedures, we report a case of uterine adenomyosis showing increased $^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) mimicking malignant tumor in a 44-year-old woman during concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) for uterine cervical cancer. The adenomyosis was not associated with her menstrual cycle or with normal endometrium uptake, and it resolved one month after completion of RT. This case indicates that uterine adenomyosis in a premenopausal woman may show false positive uptake of $^{18}FDG$-PET/CT associated with CCRT.
Keywords
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Concurrent chemoradiation therapy; Adenomyosis;
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