Case report: internal and external jugular vein thrombosis with marked accumulation of FDG.
We report an unusual case of idiopathic internal and external jugular vein thrombosis. Positron emission tomography (PET) using (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG), which was conducted to assess subclinical malignancy, revealed intense uptake of FDG, corresponding to thrombus within the left internal and external jugular veins. Although FDG-PET is widely used in differentiating between malignant and benign diseases, we should bear in mind that this benign entity can demonstrate high accumulation of FDG.
Kikuchi
M
M
Department of Otolaryngology, Kobe City General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Yamamoto
E
E
Shiomi
Y
Y
Nakamoto
Y
Y
Shiomi
Y
Y
Fujiwara
K
K
Watanabe
F
F
Shinohara
S
S
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18