An 8-year-old boy with history of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma resected 2 years ago presented with abdominal pain and elevated pancreatic enzymes. Acute pancreatitis was diagnosed, and appropriate therapy was started. An FDG PET/CT scan revealed a hypermetabolic region in the pancreas suspicious for malignancy; however, the patient's condition improved after therapy. A repeat PET/CT scan performed 3 weeks later for recurrent symptoms showed interval disease progression, consistent with metastatic disease. Our case indicates that pancreatitis can accompany malignancy or be related to the obstruction caused by tumor, and patient's response to therapy for acute pancreatitis does not rule out malignancy.
第一作者单位：[1]Univ Penn, Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA[2]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Friendship Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Beijing, Peoples R China
通讯作者：
通讯机构：[1]Univ Penn, Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA[*1]Univ Penn, Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, 34th St & Civic Ctr Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Yang Jigang,Codreanu Ion,Servaes Sabah,et al.Metastatic Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma to the Pancreas Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis Detected by FDG PET/CT[J].CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE.2012,37(7):694-696.doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e31824c6066.
APA：
Yang, Jigang,Codreanu, Ion,Servaes, Sabah&Zhuang, Hongming.(2012).Metastatic Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma to the Pancreas Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis Detected by FDG PET/CT.CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE,37,(7)
MLA：
Yang, Jigang,et al."Metastatic Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma to the Pancreas Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis Detected by FDG PET/CT".CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE 37..7(2012):694-696
