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Anand A, Siddique F, Bal J, Chawla M, Dougall P. Pleural Mesothelioma with Peritoneal Involvement: Diagnosed on 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography. Indian J Respir Care 2019; 8 (2):134-135.
Pleural mesothelioma with metastatic peritoneal involvement is an extremely rare finding. Very few cases are reported in the literature. We present a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). There was extension of pleural thickening into the omentum and peritoneum. This case demonstrates the role of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in detecting other sites of involvement in case of malignant mesothelioma.
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