AUTHOR=Dzuko Kamga Jacques , Leclere Jean-Christophe , Uguen Arnaud , Amrane Karim , Abgral Ronan 

TITLE=Case Report: Nasal Cavity Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma With High Fluoro-D-Glucose Uptake on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.664520

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2021.664520

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<p>Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare malignant neoplasm arising most frequently in the salivary glands and exceptionally in the nasal cavity. EMC accounts for ~1–2% of salivary gland tumors. Even if the nodal and distant metastasis rates are low, tumor staging remains indicated. Here, the authors present the 2-deoxy-2-[<sup>18</sup>F]fluoro-D-glucose PET-CT (<sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET/CT) study of a very rare case of biopsy-proven EMC of the left nasal cavity. This <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET/CT was performed to stage this tumor and guide the therapeutic strategy due to an atypical high-grade presentation in immunohistochemistry. To our knowledge, this is the first case reporting such high <sup>18</sup>F-FDG avidity of EMC of the nasal cavity in PET/CT.</p>