F18-FDG-PET/CT in a patient affected by Lynch syndrome
Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary syndrome that predisposes patients to colorectal cancer, and it accounts for 2–5% of the total burden of colorectal cancer [1]. Since the identification of mismatch repair mutations in this syndrome, it has become known as Lynch syndrome and is characterized by germline mutation in a mismatch repair gene, most commonly MLH1, MSH2, or MSH6 [2]...
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Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary syndrome that predisposes patients to colorectal cancer, and it accounts for 2–5% of the total burden of colorectal cancer. We report a case of a 61-year-old female affected by Lynch syndrome who underwent multiple adenocarcinoma resections, studied by F18-FDG-PET/CT for 5 years. This case report suggests a potential role of F18-FDG-PET/CT in the evaluation of patients affected by Lynch syndrome.
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Data wydania: 2011-05-20
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