Table 1 Site of incidental findings, results of investigation, treatment and outcome of patients with PET/CT extra-pancreatic focal uptake of the radiotracer
From: PET/CT incidental detection of second tumor in patients investigated for pancreatic neoplasms
Site | Total Number of Patients | Pathology | Number of patients | Treatment | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N° | A / D (mo) | |||||
Colon | 19 | Adenocarcinoma | 14 | Colectomy | 13 | D |
1 | A (61) | |||||
Pancreatic cancer metastasis | 1 | CT | 1 | D (8) | ||
HGD | 4 | ER | 4 | D | ||
Rectum | 2 | HGD | 2 | ER | 1 | D |
1 | A (74) | |||||
Lung | 4 | Adenocarcinoma | 3 | Lobectomy | 3 | D |
1 | CT | 1 | D (13) | |||
Breast | 1 | Ductal Carcinoma | 1 | CT | 1 | D (7) |
Ureter | 1 | Urothelial Cancer | 1 | Nephrectomy | 1 | D (21) |
Duodenum | 1 | HGD | 1 | PD | 1 | A (72) |
Larynx | 1 | Laryngeal Cancer | 1 | Laryngectomy | 1 | D (27) |