Wegener's granulomatosis detected initially by integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
Early diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis, although this disease shows only atypical symptoms in the primary stage. This report describes a patient suspected of having a malignancy based on integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), which showed increased uptake in pulmonary nodules and nasopharyngeal mucosa. Integrated PET/CT is therefore considered to be useful to confirm the distribution and determine the optimal site for biopsy.
Ueda
Naoyasu
N
Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital, 5-30 Kitatakamatsu-cho, Miyazaki, 880-8510, Japan.
Inoue
Yasushi
Y
Himeji
Daisuke
D
Shimao
Yoshiya
Y
Oryoji
Kensuke
K
Mitoma
Hiroki
H
Arinobu
Yojiro
Y
Niiro
Hiroaki
H
Tsukamoto
Hiroshi
H
Horiuchi
Takahiko
T
Ueda
Akira
A
Akashi
Koichi
K
D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18