Squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil incidentally detected by 18F-choline PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Jan;40(1):93-5. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000410.

Abstract

We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil incidentally detected by F-choline PET/CT. A 55-year-old male patient with a history of prostate cancer underwent F-choline PET/CT for restaging. PET/CT revealed a focal area of increased F-choline uptake corresponding to the left tonsil. No other areas of abnormal F-choline uptake were detected in the rest of the body. Based on these PET/CT findings, the patient underwent clinical examination and biopsy of the left tonsil. Histology demonstrated the presence of a squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Tonsillar Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tonsillar Neoplasms / secondary

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • fluoromethylcholine
  • Choline