title: Wegener's granulomatosis detected initially by integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital, 5-30 Kitatakamatsu-cho, Miyazaki, 880-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Himeji
authors.forename: Yoshiya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimao
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oryoji
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitoma
authors.forename: Yojiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arinobu
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niiro
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akashi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18