Pleural Metastasis as the Only Presentation of Recurrent Cervical Carcinoma on 18 F-FDG PET/CT.
Junjun Cheng, Hui Yuan, Minggang Su
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Case in brief
A 60-year-old woman with a history of cervical squamous cell carcinoma underwent 18 F-FDG PET/CT for tumor surveillance due to elevated serum CA-125 levels. Imaging revealed multiple pleural foci and nodular thickening of the pleura, which were later confirmed as metastatic lesions from the cervical carcinoma through CT-guided biopsy.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
Clinicians should consider pleural metastasis as a potential isolated presentation of recurrent cervical carcinoma, especially in patients with elevated tumor markers.