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Query: UMLS:C0153429 (Meckel's diverticulum)
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The paediatricians rely primarily scintigraphic examinations in two situations: when they need functional information to decide operation (measurement of separate function of each kidney for example) or when they want to know if a bone disease is involved, in front of a sudden onset of musculoskeletal disorder. Kidney and bone scan represent 85% of applications for examinations. Some scintigraphic examinations have an essential role in the therapeutic evaluation and staging of malignancies such as MIBG-123 scintigraphy in neuroblastoma and FDG-18F scintigraphy in lymphoma. This presentation would not be complete without mentioning some tests whose indications in children are different from adults like the lung scan that evaluates separate functions of both lungs in diseases such as lung malformations and thyroid scintigraphy performed in cases of congenital hypothyroidism to determine the mechanism of this disease. Finally, to locate a Meckel's diverticulum in front of a gastrointestinal bleeding. Because of its indications, pediatric nuclear medicine concerns a high proportion of very young children, and must take into account the specificities of this age.
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PMID:[Nuclear medicine procedures in paediatric patients]. 2240 51

A 19-year-old girl presented with lower abdominal pain. Pelvic ultrasound showed a large cystic mass in the pelvic cavity, and CA19-9 was markedly elevated. On further evaluation, (18)F-FDG PET/CT showed heterogeneous, localized FDG uptake with a central photon defect in the pelvic cavity, and most intense FDG uptake was noted in the anterior portion of lesion adjacent to the ileum. Corresponding enhanced CT showed a cystic mass abutting the ileum with wall thickening. Laparoscopic resection was done and the histologic result was adenocarcinoma arising in Meckel's diverticulum.
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PMID:Adenocarcinoma arising in Meckel's diverticulum on 18F-FDG PET/CT. 2314 48