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Vol. 34. Issue 2.
Pages 95-101 (March - April 2015)
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Vol. 34. Issue 2.
Pages 95-101 (March - April 2015)
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Incidental focal uptake in colorectal location on oncologic FDG PET and PET/CT studies: Histopathological findings and clinical significances
Captación focal incidental de 18F-FDG en colon en los estudios PET y PET/TAC: Hallazgos histopatológicos y significado clínico
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Jordi Fuertesa,
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Corresponding author at: Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Reus, Av, Josep Laporte 1, 43204 Reus, Spain. Tel.: +34 977337310; fax: +34 977337366.
, Clara Montagutb, Santi Bullichc, Mar Iglesias Comad, Antoni Mestre-Fuscoe, Marina Suárez-Piñerae, Carlos Trampalc, Joaquim Bellmuntb
a Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Reus, Tarragona, Spain
b Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
c Molecular Imaging Centre, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Barcelona, Spain
d Pathology Department, University Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
e Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Table 2. Discordant findings between PET and colonoscopy.
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Abstract
Purpose

Unexpected focal colonic or rectal radiotracer activity is an usual finding in patients subjected to a PET study. The aim of this work has been to evaluate the clinical significance of this finding in the prediction of an existing colorectal malignancy.

Material and methods

During the last three years, all patients studied with 18F-FDG PET/CT and PET for oncologic work-up purposes were prospectively surveyed for focal colorectal radiotracer activity.

Colonoscopy was performed in all patients with this incidental finding in order to exclude colonic malignancy. CEA level, maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), CT findings, colonoscopy findings and histopathological results were prospectively analyzed in all patients.

Results

A total of 2290 patients were evaluated, 158 of whom were studied with PET and the remainder with a hybrid PET/CT. Focal FDG colorectal activity was incidentally detected in 27 patients with no previous history of colorectal cancer. Colorectal adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in seven (25.9%) patients. A pre-cancerous lesion was found in eleven patients (40.7%). Eight patients (29.6%) had no macroscopic lesions. One patient was diagnosed with a benign lesion.

Any focal activity found in the colon by 18F-FDG PET/CT examination predicts a probability greater than 50% of an underlying malignant or premalignant lesion in the histopathological analysis (logistic regression, p=0.01), independently of the calculated SUVmax.

Conclusion

According to the results of the present study, we recommend the performance of a colonoscopy and biopsy of any suspicious lesions, in all patients with unexpected focal FDG activity found in colon or rectum during a 18F-FDG PET/CT examination.

Keywords:
Adenocarcinoma
Colorectal cancer
Benign colorectal lesion
FDG
Focal activity
PET/CT
CT
Synchronous neoplasm
Second neoplasm
Resumen
Objetivo

La actividad focal incidental de FDG en colon o recto es un hallazgo usual en pacientes sometidos a una PET. El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar el significado clínico que tiene este hallazgo en la predicción de la existencia de una lesión colorectal maligna.

Material y métodos

Durante los últimos tres años todos los pacientes estudiados mediante PET/CT con 18F con fines oncológicos fueron valorados de forma prospectiva en busca de actividad focal colónica o rectal.

Se realizó colonoscopia a todos los pacientes con este hallazgo, para excluir enfermedad maligna. Tanto los hallazgos de la colonoscopia, como los niveles de CEA, SUVmáx, hallazgos TAC y los resultados histopatológicos fueron prospectivamente analizados en todos ellos.

Resultados

Un total de 2290 pacientes fueron evaluados, 158 de ellos fueron estudiados con PET y el resto con un equipo híbrido PET/TAC. En 27 de ellos se halló actividad focal de FDG sospechosa en colon o recto. En siete (25,9%) pacientes se diagnóstico adenocarcinoma colorectal. En 11 pacientes (40,7%) se halló una lesión precancerosa. Ocho pacientes (29,6%) no presentaron ninguna lesión macroscópicamente apreciable en la colonoscopia. Un paciente fue diagnosticado de una lesión benigna.

Cualquier actividad focal de FDG predice una probabilidad mayor del 50% de corresponder a una lesión premaligna o maligna en el análisis histopatológico (regresión logística, p=0,01), independientemente del SUVmáx.

Conclusión

De acuerdo con los resultados del presente estudio recomendamos la realización de una colonoscopia y biopsia de cualquier lesión sospechosa en todos los pacientes en los que se observe actividad focal de FDG en colon o recto en los estudios PET/TAC.

Palabras clave:
Adenocarcinoma
Cáncer colorectal
Lesión colorectal benigna
FDG
Actividad focal
PET/TAC
TAC
Neoplasia sincrónica
Segunda neoplasia

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