BCG-induced granulomatous prostatitis--an incidental finding on FDG PET-CT.
We present a case of granulomatous prostatitis that presented in a rare way as an incidentally discovered focus of increased FDG activity within the prostate on PET-CT in a patient who had previously undergone intravesical bacille Calmette-Guérin treatment for bladder cancer. FDG uptake is commonly discovered in organs distant from the region of primary interest on PET-CT and so it is important to be aware of the potential causes of this.
Department of Radiology, St James University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom. ctlwilkinson@hotmail.com
Christopher
C
Wilkinson
Fahmid
F
Chowdhury
Andrew
A
Scarsbrook
Jonathan
J
Smith
D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18