Cholangiolocellular Carcinoma of the Liver Exhibiting High F-18 FDG Uptake

Naoko Mori; Tamaki Ichikawa; Jun Hashimoto; Tomohiro Yamashita; Misuzu Yamada; Kenichi Hirabayashi; Yutaka Imai

Cholangiolocellular Carcinoma of the Liver Exhibiting High F-18 FDG Uptake

Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 2016 Jun 20;41(2):60-4.

Authors

Naoko Mori¹, Tamaki Ichikawa, Jun Hashimoto, Tomohiro Yamashita, Misuzu Yamada, Kenichi Hirabayashi, Yutaka Imai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Tokai University, School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. forest705jp@yahoo.co.jp.

PMID: 27344994

Abstract

Cholangiolocellular carcinoma (CoCC) is a rare primary liver cancer. It is considered to originate from hepatic progenitor or stem cells. We report a rare case of a 74-year-old male with CoCC of the liver and duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Both tumors manifested tracer uptakes on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET/CT); however, the uptake in hepatic tumor was extremely higher than that in the duodenal tumor. This finding was helpful to exclude the metastasis of GIST.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
Cholangiocarcinoma / metabolism
Diagnosis, Differential
Duodenal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Duodenal Neoplasms / metabolism
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / metabolism
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / diagnostic imaging
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / metabolism
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
Male
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary*
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
Radiopharmaceuticals* / metabolism

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18