@article{JTD489,
author = {Takeshi Saraya and Takuma Yokoyama and Haruyuki Ishii and Yasutaka Tanaka and Naoki Tsujimoto and Yukari Ogawa and Erei Sohara and Akira Nakajima and Toshiya Inui and Hiraoka Sayuki and Masachika Fujiwara and Teruaki Oka and Riken Kawachi and Tomoyuki Goya and Hajime Takizawa and Hajime Goto},
title = {A case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma revealed with limitation of PET-CT in the diagnosis of thoracic metastasis},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
year = {2012},
keywords = {},
abstract = {A 47-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of a 2-month history of dry cough, 2-kg weight loss, and a feeling of abdominal fullness. The PET-CT scan depicts the intense standard uptake values (SUVs) of the anterior and subphrenic lymphnodes, and intraperitoneal cavity, especially in the omentum, while, no uptake was found in the pleural cavity. Based on the pathological findings of the open lung biopsy specimens, he was diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma of epithelioid type with thoracic metastasis. The present case demonstrated the some of the limitations of PET-CT in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, which failed to detect pleural involvement despite aggressive invasion by this tumor.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/489}
}