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, cilt.33, sa.2, ss.109-111, 2024 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2023.80958
  • Dergi Adı: Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.109-111
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 18F-FDG, PET/CT, Relapsing polychondritis
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.