Published February 2018
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Journal article
Systemic lupus erythematous associated pitfalls on 18F-FDG PET/CT: Reactive follicular hyperplasia, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, inflammation and lymphoid hyperplasia of the spleen mimicking lymphoma
- 1. Diagnostic Imaging, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton (Canada)
- 2. MUHC Glen Site, Montreal (Canada)
- 3. MUHC Jewish General Hospital, Nuclear Medicine, Montreal (Canada)
Description
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with a variety of inflammatory processes that can affect the lymph nodes, brain, kidneys, and spleen. We present two patients with SLE in whom SLE-associated conditions complicated interpretation of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of the lymph nodes and the spleen. The imaging findings mimicked lymphoma, but histopathological evaluation showed benign processes including reactive follicular hyperplasia in the lymph nodes, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in perisplenic lymph nodes, and inflammatory changes and lymphoid hyperplasia in the spleen
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2010 Print)
- Journal Volume
- 52
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- 17 refs, 6 figs
- Journal Page Range
- p. 74-79
- ISSN
- 1869-3474
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 49067591
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- INFLAMMATION; LUPUS; LYMPHOMAS; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPLEEN
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SYMPTOMS; TOMOGRAPHY