title: Epitrochlear and axillary lymph node visualization on FDG-PET/CT imaging in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: An 38 year-old female with oral tongue cancer was referred for FDG-PET/CT scan for evaluating axillary lymph nodes and restaging malignancy. Bilateral uptake of axillary and epitrochlear lymph nodes were observed on PET/CT imaging. The uptake pattern was unexpected for the patient with this malignancy and she had a history of rheumatoid arthritis. Additionally, the wrists were included in the field of view and showed elevated FDG uptake. In this case report, we report benign axillary and epitrochlear tracer uptake on FDG-PET/CT scan in a patient with a history of rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Selcuk University, Selcuklu Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey. ppelinozcan@gmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ozcan Kara
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kara Gedik
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001365:Axilla; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18