title: Foreign Body Reaction with High Standard Uptake Value Level in 18-FDG PET/CT Mimicking Relapse in an 8-Year-Old Patient Diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report.
abstract: Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) using 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18-FDG) is one of the most effective methods to identify pathological lymph node involvement. We report the case of a child who underwent cervical lymph node biopsy and chemotherapy for Hodgkin disease. Three years after surgery, PET/CT identified an intense localization of 18-FDG in the inferior cervical region. This finding led to a reexcision of the mass. The only finding was a granuloma arising in reaction to a hemostatic sponge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ceyhun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Disease Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Özmen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boduroglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gürses
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sahin
keywords: Hodgkin lymphoma; childhood; foreign body; lymph node; positron emission tomography