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A Rare Hernia Mimicking Implant in a Patient with Rectal Adenocarcinoma: Internal Herniation

10.4274/mirt.galenos.2022.53824

• Sibel Göksel
• Mustafa Başaran
• Hasan Gündoğdu
• Cengiz Karaçin

Received Date: 03.07.2022 Accepted Date: 15.09.2022 Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2023;32(1):87-89 PMID: 36820708

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Internal herniation may be seen more frequently in patients with intra-abdominal surgery and malignancy history. We presented a 58-year-old male patient diagnosed with rectal adenocarcinoma seven years ago with a history of surgery and pelvic radiotherapy. When the abdominal computed tomography (CT) image was taken during routine oncology follow-up, a lesion mimicking a serosal implant on the anterior abdominal wall was detected. ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging was performed the suspicion of recurrence. It was concluded that the lesion, which was evaluated as an implant in abdominal CT with ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT imaging, was a spontaneously reducing internal herniation. ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT imaging in cancer patients is crucial in illuminating the suspicion of recurrent lesions in these patients and sheds light on the course of the patients in oncology practice.

Keywords: Internal hernia, mimicking implant, 18F-FDG PET/CT, rectal adenocarcinoma

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Informed Consent: Patient consent was obtained.

Peer-review: Externally and internally peer-reviewed.

Authorship Contributions

Surgical and Medical Practices: S.G., M.B., H.G., C.K., Concept: S.G., Design: S.G., Data Collection or Processing: S.G., M.B., H.G., Analysis or Interpretation: S.G., M.B., H.G., Literature Search: S.G., M.B., Writing: S.G., M.B., H.G.

Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Financial Disclosure: The authors declared that this study received no financial support.

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