The more you look, the more you find: challenging results on FDG-PET CT in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I

FDG-PET/CT is part of the standard diagnostic management of a patients with a large variety of common and less common malignant tumors, based on the increased glucose metabolism within tumors. A hybrid fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) was performed...

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Published in:BMC medical imaging 2014-05, Vol.14 (1), p.19-19, Article 19
Main Authors: Schöffski, Patrick, Deroose, Christophe M, Gheysens, Olivier, Lips, Nele, Slabbaert, Koen, Vancleynenbreugel, Ben, Moerman, Philippe, Peetermans, Willy E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Male
Multimodal Imaging
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurilemmoma - diagnostic imaging
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis 1 - diagnosis
Neurofibromatosis 1 - diagnostic imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography - methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Seminoma - diagnosis
Seminoma - diagnostic imaging
Syphilis
Testicular Neoplasms - diagnosis
Testicular Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:FDG-PET/CT is part of the standard diagnostic management of a patients with a large variety of common and less common malignant tumors, based on the increased glucose metabolism within tumors. A hybrid fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) was performed in a neurofibromatosis patient to rule out relapse of malignant peripheral nerve sheet tumor. The scan revealed non-malignant neurofibromas, a testis seminoma and hypermetabolic syphilitic granulomata. This case stresses the need to rule out infectious diseases when atypical hypermetabolic lesions are present.
ISSN:1471-2342
1471-2342
DOI:10.1186/1471-2342-14-19