Diagnosis and Evaluation of Treatment Response in Relapsing Polychondritis Using <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT.

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Treatment Response in Relapsing Polychondritis Using ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT.

Civan, Caner; Isik, Emine Göknur; Has Simsek, Duygu; Altinkaynak, Mustafa; Kuyumcu, Serkan.

Afiliação

Civan C; Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Isik EG; Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Has Simsek D; Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Altinkaynak M; Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Kuyumcu S; Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther ; 33(2): 109-111, 2024 Jun 28.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38949460

ABSTRACT

A 58-year-old man presenting with dyspnea, weight loss, and night sweating underwent 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) because of a suspicion of malignancy. 18F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated mild to moderate uptake on nasal, cricoid, and tracheobronchial tree cartilages and costovertebral junctions. The diagnosis was relapsing polychondritis, which is a rare multisystem disease characterized by inflammation of cartilage. In addition, subsequent 18F-FDG PET/CT after treatment showed complete metabolic response.

Palavras-chave

18F-FDG; PET/BT; Relapsing polychondritis

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