Positron emission tomography/computed tomography of a rare xanthogranulomatous process: Erdheim-Chester disease.
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a disseminated xanthogranulomatous infiltrative disease of unknown etiology due to infiltration of different organs and bones by foamy histiocytes. A 37-year-old male with cerebral and periorbital lesions was diagnosed with this rare disease and was evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging at baseline and following therapy. FDG-PET imaging allowed accurate evaluation of the extent of the disease at baseline, as well as assessment of response to therapy.
Pereira Neto
Carlos Cunha
CC
Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Roman
Chris
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Johnson
Mahlon
M
Jagasia
Madan
M
Martin
William H
WH
Delbeke
Dominique
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D000328:Adult; D031249:Erdheim-Chester Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18