Feasibility of <sup>18</sup> F‐Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Canine Granulosa Cell Tumours in Two Dogs
Two spayed female mongrels were presented for an abdominal mass and metastasis examination. To investigate suspected ovarian tumours and metastasis, <sup>18</sup>F-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (<sup>18</sup>F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) was performed. <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET revealed mildly increased glucose uptake (maximum standardised uptake values, 2.03 and 1.32) without hypermetabolic invasion to adjacent tissue or lymphadenopathy. Histopathological examination confirmed that the excised ovarian tumours were granulosa cell tumours without angiolymphatic invasion. This is the first case report describing the feasibility of using <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT to detect canine granulosa cell tumours, highlighting their characteristics and identifying metastasis to regional lymph nodes or visceral organs.
Authors
- Hakhyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-2329)
- Yujin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0663-1114)
- Min Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-1906)
- Byeong‐Teck Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-4342)
- Sungin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-7467)
- Yeon Chae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9816-6900)
- Jin‐Young Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2676-3842)
- Seung‐Wook Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0251-9511)
Institutions
- Chungbuk National University (KR)
- Kyungpook National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Medicine and Science
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70126
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Ministry of Education, India
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea