18F-FDG PET/CT findings of pharyngeal tuberculosis.
A 58-year-old woman with dysphagia and hoarseness underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT to detect the original lesion and disease spread. Bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy and abnormal FDG uptakes in the right tonsil and pharyngeal wall were demonstrated. CT and MRI confirmed the bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy and mucosal thickening in the pharyngeal wall. On the basis of these findings, biopsy sites were selected. Pharyngeal tuberculosis was diagnosed based on culture of the biopsy specimens. 18F-FDG PET/CT contributed to clinical management in this case by detecting tuberculous lesions and showing the extent of these lesions in one examination.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 1397-3 Yamane, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan. itoukimiteru@yahoo.co.jp
Kimiteru
K
Ito
Miyako
M
Morooka
Kazuo
K
Kubota
D001692:Biological Transport; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18