A Case Of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis As A Confusing Reason Of Positive FDG/PET
Role Of FDG/PET In Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Keywords:
Retroperitoneal fibrosis, Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, high erythrocyte sedimentatiton rateAbstract
Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare disease and characterized by the presence of fibrous and inflammatory
retroperitoneal tissue. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG/PET)is a beneficial
methods for inflammatory dieseases. We presented here a case of 40 year old woman with idiopathic retroperitoenal
fibrosis which detected high SUVmax level (21.4) on FDG/PET and had high erythrocyte sedimentatiton rate
(140mm/h). If high SUVmax is detected, histologic confirmation is necessary to exclude malignancies [Arslan E NJIRM
2016; 7(2):123-125]
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imagingofplaqueinflammation in atherosclerosis. J
Nucl Med. 2009;50:331-4.
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fibrosis. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2007;31:539-43.
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of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in the assessment of active
idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. Eur J Nucl Med
Mol Imaging. 2012;39:1635-42.
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2018-02-07
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DemirbaÅŸ, Åžeref, Aykan, M. B., Arslan, E., SaÄŸlam, K., & Okuyucu, K. (2018). A Case Of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis As A Confusing Reason Of Positive FDG/PET: Role Of FDG/PET In Retroperitoneal Fibrosis. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine, 7(2), 123–125. Retrieved from http://www.nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/1375
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