Abdominal Metastases of Intracranial Germ Cell Tumor Via Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Oct;45(10):836-837. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003235.

Abstract

Extraneural metastases of primary brain tumors are rare. Here, we provided a case of a 19-year-old man presenting with 2 intra-abdominal masses, who had a history of intracranial germ cell tumors and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implanted in order to alleviate obstructive hydrocephalus. The intra-abdominal lesions showed intense FDG uptake and were confirmed to be germ cell tumors by postoperative histopathology. F-FDG PET scan could be useful in monitoring metastases of intracranial germ cell tumors via ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / pathology*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18