title: Venous thrombosis of sarcoidosis as an unusual incidental finding on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is defined as a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown cause. Venous thrombosis (VT) in the sarcoidosis is rare. The routine use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) has resulted in clinicians detecting many incidental findings, which have proven to be clinically significant such as thrombosis. Here, we present a case with VT of sarcoidosis in the inferior vena cava and portal vein as an unusual incidental finding on 18F-FDG PET/CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seval
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erhamamci
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reyhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Fuat
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Yapar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Canpolat
keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; positron emission tomography/computed tomography; sarcoidosis; venous thrombosis