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Clinical value of 18F-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography in diagnosis and treatment of choriocarcinoma

XIN Xiaoyan, WANG Hongbo, LAN Xiaoli.   

  1. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
  • Received:2013-09-13 Revised:2013-10-26 Online:2014-02-28 Published:2014-02-28
  • Contact: WANG Hongbo

Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical value of 18F-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography (18F-FDG-PET) in diagnosis and treatment of choriocarcinoma. Methods The 18F-FDG-PET with simultaneously monitoring serum beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (β-HCG) was carried out on 2 cases with choriocarcinoma. The increased metabolic abnormalities in metastatic lesions of lung, liver and pelvic were observed. Results In one patient, 18F-FDG-PET revealed the primary choriocarcinoma associated with pulmonary, liver and pelvis cavity metastases. The level of serum β-HCG decreased to normal level gradually and the SUVs of multiple lesions followed a normal distribution after EMACO chemotherapy. For another recurrence patient, serum β-HCG increased and pathology diagnosis revealed that few viable cells existed by undergoing radical hysterectomy, but 18F-FDG-PET detected no uptake. Conclusion 18F-FDG-PET is useful in diagnosis and treatment of choriocarcinoma by detecting the primary and metastasis sites, and possesses higher value in assessing cytoactive. Simultaneously monitoring serum β-HCG can decrease the false positive rate and false negative rate of 18F-FDG-PET.

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