title: False-positive FDG-PET imaging of the thymus of a child with Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: During the evaluation of a child who had completed treatment for Hodgkin's disease, a PET study strongly suggested recurrent disease in the mediastinum. Biopsies were obtained and revealed normal thymic tissue only, with no evidence of recurrent disease. The ongoing difficulty in establishing accurate disease status in patients treated for Hodgkin's disease is discussed, along with recommendations for treating pediatric patient populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Weinblatt
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zanzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belakhlef
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Babchyck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kochen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose