Diagnosis and Evaluation of Treatment Response in Relapsing Polychondritis Using18F-FDG PET/CT Tekrarlayan Polikondrit Tanısında ve Tedavi Yanıt Değerlendirmesinde18F-FDG PET/BT

Civan C., Işık E. G., Şimşek D. H., Altınkaynak M., Kuyumcu S.

Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy, vol.33, no.2, pp.109-111, 2024 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2023.80958
  • Journal Name: Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.109-111
  • Keywords: 18F-FDG, PET/CT, Relapsing polychondritis
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A 58-year-old man presenting with dyspnea, weight loss, and night sweating underwent18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) because of a suspicion of malignancy.18F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated mild to moderate uptake on nasal, cricoid, and tracheobronchial tree cartilages and costovertebral junctions. The diagnosis was relapsing polychondritis, which is a rare multisystem disease characterized by inflammation of cartilage. In addition, subsequent18F-FDG PET/CT after treatment showed complete metabolic response.