Serial 18F-FDG PET/CT can be used to observe chronological changes in pulmonary tumor embolism derived from stomach cancer.
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May support serial PET/CT for monitoring pulmonary tumor embolism; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Stomach cancer is one of malignancies that may result in pulmonary tumor embolism. Pulmonary tumor embolism commonly presents with dyspnea and cor pulmonale signs. We report serial observations of pulmonary tumor embolism with 18F-FDG PET/CT. 18F-FDG PET/CT scan showed chronological changes of FDG uptake in both lung fields.
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