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    Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2007 May-Jun;17(3):731-4.

    Occult metastatic lung carcinoma presenting as locally advanced uterine carcinosarcoma on positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging.

    Parini CL, Mathis D, Leath CA 3rd.

    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA.

    Increasingly, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is being used as a tumor surveillance modality for multiple tumor types. A 73-year-old postmenopausal female with stage IV nonsmall cell lung cancer presented after a PET/CT demonstrated focal uptake in the superior and lateral aspects of the uterus. The patient reported a history of intermittent postmenopausal bleeding and an endometrial biopsy documented uterine carcinosarcoma. Postoperative pathologic review and immunohistochemical staining with thyroid transcription factor-1 revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma consistent with her lung primary in her uterus and adnexa. Our case represents a rare occurrence in which lung cancer has metastasized to multiple female pelvic organs. Increasing use of PET/CT may lead to the discovery of occult metastases masquerading as a second primary malignancy.

    PMID: 17504386 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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