Situs Inversus Totalis and Cholangiocarcinoma of the Gallbladder Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Jun;43(6):439-440. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002047.

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman was examined by F-FDG PET/CT, showing pathologic tracer uptake in the gallbladder. PET/CT also depicted condition of situs inversus totalis, with dextrocardia, liver on the left side and spleen on the right side of the body. These findings were essential to plan and develop laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which diagnosed cholangiocarcinoma. The recognition of anatomical variants and abnormalities by means of hybrid PET/CT imaging is essential in order to plan the best therapeutic approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Situs Inversus / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18