Potential false-positive Meckel scan due to displaced kidney caused by recurrent retroperitoneal teratoma

Tzu Pei Su; Nai Ming Cheng; Hui Chieh Chuang; Chien Cheng Chen; Chieh Lin

doi:10.1097/RLU.0000000000000264

Potential false-positive Meckel scan due to displaced kidney caused by recurrent retroperitoneal teratoma

Tzu Pei Su, Nai Ming Cheng, Hui Chieh Chuang, Chien Cheng Chen, Chieh Lin^*

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School of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chang Gung University

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Abstract

We report the findings of a Meckel scan in a 19-year-old patient treated for retroperitoneal teratoma with intermittent tarry stool for 1 month. Two focal stases of radioactivity in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen were noted. SPECT/CT for localization revealed that these 2 foci were within the displaced right kidney along with an adjacent bulky retroperitoneal mass. The patient subsequently underwent surgery, and histopathological studies confirmed recurrent teratoma. Two foci of increased radioactivity instead of 1 may have provided hints for the physiological characteristics of such lesions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e433-e435
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	39
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000000264
State	Published - 01 10 2014

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False positive
Kidney
Meckel scan
SPECT/CT

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Potential false-positive Meckel scan due to displaced kidney caused by recurrent retroperitoneal teratoma

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