Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Our medical research library holds 5 studies published in Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2012–2024). Each entry links to the study's record on PubMed and, where there is one, to the publisher's page and a free full text. 4 have an abstract, the authors' own summary as PubMed records it: open "Abstract" to read it.

About the journal

• Publisher: Scientific Scholar
• Published: 1987 to the present, United States
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0972-3919 (print), 0974-0244 (electronic)
• Its record in the NLM Catalog

2020s

• Rare Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma on an [18F]FDG PET/CT Scan and Its Postchemotherapy Response Evaluation. H. Rathore. 2024;39(4):313-315. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  Abstract

  Primary pericardial mesothelioma is a highly aggressive and rare neoplasm that arises from the pericardial mesothelial cell and has a poor prognosis. The diagnosis is usually established by histological and immunohistochemical studies. Malignant mesothelioma most frequently occurs from the pleura (90%), less frequently from the peritoneum and pericardium (6%-10%), and very rarely from the tunica vaginalis in the testis. Most of the patients were retrospectively diagnosed after surgery or an autopsy due to the absence of specific clinical manifestations. We present a case study of a 65-year-old female with primary pericardial mesotheliomas who was investigated with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) scan for biopsy and staging, which shows significant resolution of disease on postchemotherapy response evaluation and underwent pericardiectomy with a progression-free survival of over 12 months.

  Copyright: © 2024 Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

2010s

• Pleuroperitoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Entity on 18F-FDG PET/CT. M.K. Sahoo, A. Mukherjee, Girish, et al. 2017;32(1):75-76. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  Abstract

  Pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare entity. Only few cases are reported worldwide. We hereby represent a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for response evaluation. Diffuse F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose avid peritoneal and omental thickening noted which subsequently turned out to be mesothelial involvement on peritoneal biopsy. This case demonstrates the role of F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in detecting other sites of involvement in case of malignant mesothelioma.

• Fluoro deoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computerized tomography in primary staging and response assessment of a rare case of primary pleural synovial sarcoma. C.N. Harisankar, J. John, K.V. Gangadharan. 2015;30(1):62-4. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  Abstract

  Primary pleural sarcomas constitute <1% of all primary lung cancers. Synovial sarcomas of the pleura are extremely rare. They may be mistaken for malignant mesothelioma or other spindle cell tumors, but the confirmation is by histology and immunohistochemistry. Synovial sarcomas are aggressive with a high incidence of recurrence. In this case report, we present the 18-fluoride-fluoro deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computerized tomography (PET-CT) findings of patient with primary pleural synovial cell sarcoma. The pretreatment and postchemotherapy FDG PET-CT scans are presented. The role of FDG PET-CT in initial staging and response assessment in this interesting case of pleural synovial sarcoma is presented.

• Asymmetrically increased rib cage uptake on bone scintigraphy: Incidental detection of pleural mesothelioma on single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography. V.S. Dhull, P. Sharma, P. Durgapal, et al. 2014;29(1):43-5. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  Abstract

  Follow-up bone scintigraphy (BS) in a patient of carcinoma left breast, who was treated with surgery followed by radiotherapy 12 years back, revealed asymmetrically increased radiotracer uptake in left-sided ribs. Since, this pattern was atypical for metastatic rib involvement, single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) of thorax was done in the same setting which revealed circumferential nodular left-sided pleural thickening. Biopsy confirmed it to be pleural mesothelioma. Left-sided ribs showed no abnormality on CT, thus suggesting the rib uptake as reactive in nature. This pattern of asymmetric rib uptake on BS should be kept in mind and warrants further investigation for determining underlying pathology.

• Fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in a case of suspected primary pericardial mesothelioma. R. Senthil, A. Bhattacharya, M.K. Rohit, et al. 2012;27(3):210. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

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