PET/CT findings in a multicentric form of Castleman's disease

Halac M., Ergull N., Sager S., Demir A., Buyukpinarbasli N., Sonmezoglu K.

HELLENIC JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.10, sa.3, ss.172-174, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: HELLENIC JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.172-174
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report a case of a multicentric form of Castleman's disease (CD). A thoracic computerized tomography (CT) scan showed multiple mediastinal and bilateral axillary lymph nodes. Fluoro-18 fluoro deoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) positron emission tomography-PET/CT scan demonstrated increased F-18-FDG accumulation in multiple lymphatic regions and in bilateral pleural areas. The histopathological sampling of an excised left axillary lymph node revealed a multicentric form of CD, of an intermediate (mixed) cell type. The disease, its differential diagnosis and the diagnostic contribution of nuclear medicine imaging, are described.