%0 Journal Article
%T Positron emission tomography scan reveals an unusual source for cervical lymphadenopathy: Right colon cancer
%A Palmisano Silvia
%A Casagranda Biagio
%A Piccinni Giuseppe
%A de Manzini Nicol¨°
%J Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
%D 2011
%I Medknow Publications
%X Cervical lymphadenopathy is usually related to the presence of an inflammatory disease or to a malignant localization. In the event of metastatic findings, the thyroid gland is the most likely primary site of a tumor. Metastatic lymphadenopathy represents a challenge when the primary tumor is unknown. A 64-year-old female with a supraclavicular palpable mass in the absence of underlying thyroid disease underwent ultrasonography of the neck, biopsy of the pathological lymph node, fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) and colonoscopy until right colon cancer was diagnosed. FDG-PET is a fast and reliable tool to discover the primary site of cervical masses of unknown origin.
%K Cervical lymphadenopathy
%K colon cancer
%K metastasis
%K positron emission tomography
%U http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2011;volume=17;issue=2;spage=149;epage=151;aulast=Palmisano