Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography identifying pericardial metastasis from early-stage p16-positive oropharyngeal cancer.

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Department of Nuclear Medicine Dongnam Institution of Radiological & Medical Sciences (DIRAMS) Busan Korea.

Published: July 2020

Pericardial metastasis from HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) without local recurrence is extremely rare. We report about a 69-year-old man exhibiting pericardial metastasis on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). There are currently no reports on the use of PET/CT in patients with pericardial metastasis from p16-positive OPSCCs.

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