A 77-Year-Old Man with a Pulse Granuloma of the Descending Colon Identified by Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) Imaging 19 Months Following Surgical Resection for Rectal Carcinoma

Yasuyuki Kobayashi; Yoshiro Otsuki; Hirotaka Yamamoto; Takashi Hamano; Seiji Inoue; Kento Hattori; Asuka Uebayashi; Kaito Sasaki; Kazufumi Suzuki

doi:10.12659/AJCR.932153

29 July 2021 : Case report Japan

A 77-Year-Old Man with a Pulse Granuloma of the Descending Colon Identified by Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) Imaging 19 Months Following Surgical Resection for Rectal Carcinoma

Challenging differential diagnosis

Yasuyuki Kobayashi^1ABCDEF*, Yoshiro Otsuki^2C, Hirotaka Yamamoto^1BDE, Takashi Hamano^1E, Seiji Inoue^1E, Kento Hattori^1E, Asuka Uebayashi^1BE, Kaito Sasaki^1E, Kazufumi Suzuki^1E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932153

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932153

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Figure 2. A 77-year-old man with a pulse granuloma of the descending colon. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) shows FDG accumulation in the area of the descending colon, with a maximum standard uptake value (SUV max) of 4.5 (arrow).

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A 77-Year-Old Man with a Pulse Granuloma of the Descending Colon Identified by Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) Imaging 19 Months Following Surgical Resection for Rectal Carcinoma

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