Incidental finding of Psuedomyxoma Peritonei in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour

Authors

  • Sana Munir Gill Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore
  • Mariyam Waseem Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore
  • Humayun Bashir Department of Nuclear Medicine, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Canterbury, UK
  • Aamna Hassan Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-40

Abstract

Psuedomyxoma peritonei is an infrequent clinical entity characterised by intraperitoneal mucinous/gelatinous ascites produced by the cancerous cells. It has been associated with gastrointestinal, gynaecological, lung and breast tumours. It is commonly asymptomatic and is most often detected incidentally on abdominopelvic imaging or laparoscopy. Higher histological grade of the tumour shows increased metabolic activity on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET) computed tomography (CT). It has been rarely reported in patients with sarcoma. We hereby present an interesting case of incidentally diagnosed pseudomyxoma peritonei on 18FDG PET-CT scan of a patient with soft tissue sarcoma of peripheral nerve sheath.

Keywords: pseudomyxoma peritonei; 18FDG PET/CT; sarcoma

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Published

2024-04-22

How to Cite

Sana Munir Gill, Mariyam Waseem, Humayun Bashir, & Aamna Hassan. (2024). Incidental finding of Psuedomyxoma Peritonei in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(5), 1007–1008. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-40

Issue

Vol. 74 No. 5 (2024): MAY

Section

IMAGING CORNER

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