Clinical Significance of Incidental 18-FDG Uptake in Nasopharynx on PET/CT Scanning

Objective: The necessity of biopsy in cases of incidental nasopharyngeal 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18-FDG) uptake was investigated in this study. Materials and Methods: A total of 27 patients, who suffered incidental 18-FDG uptake in their nasopharynx, were enrolled in the study. Their primary malignan...

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Published in:Erciyes Medical Journal 2019-12, Vol.41 (4), p.425-428
Main Authors: Yüce, İmdat, Kökoğlu, Kerem, Abdulrezzak, Ümmühan, Aydemir, Samet, Turan Arlı, Çağlı, Sedat
Format: Article
Language:English
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endoscopy
lymphoma
suvmax
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Summary:Objective: The necessity of biopsy in cases of incidental nasopharyngeal 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18-FDG) uptake was investigated in this study. Materials and Methods: A total of 27 patients, who suffered incidental 18-FDG uptake in their nasopharynx, were enrolled in the study. Their primary malignant diseases, physical examination findings, standardized uptake values (SUV), uptake sides, and nasopharynx biopsy results were evaluated. Results: There were 23 benign and 4 malignant tumors found on the biopsy results. A total of 10 patients had visible lesions in their physical examinations. When the data were evaluated statistically, the relationship between the visible lesion and the nasopharyngeal biopsy results was found to be significant (p
ISSN:2980-2156
2149-2247
DOI:10.14744/etd.2019.73626