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- * The study discusses the use of 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose PET-CT (F-FDG-PET/CT) to stage a unique case of EMC in the left nasal cavity that exhibited an atypical high-grade malignancy.
- * This case is notable because it is the first instance reported of EMC in the nasal cavity showing high levels of F-FDG accumulation in PET/CT imaging, highlighting its diagnostic potential.
Article Abstract
Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare malignant neoplasm arising most frequently in the salivary glands and exceptionally in the nasal cavity. EMC accounts for ~1-2% of salivary gland tumors. Even if the nodal and distant metastasis rates are low, tumor staging remains indicated. Here, the authors present the 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose PET-CT (F-FDG-PET/CT) study of a very rare case of biopsy-proven EMC of the left nasal cavity. This F-FDG-PET/CT was performed to stage this tumor and guide the therapeutic strategy due to an atypical high-grade presentation in immunohistochemistry. To our knowledge, this is the first case reporting such high F-FDG avidity of EMC of the nasal cavity in PET/CT.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8724132 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.664520 | DOI Listing |
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