F-18 FDG PET: Mottled Splenomegaly With Remission of Symptoms After Splenectomy in Sarcoidosis

A 51-year-old man had multiple bouts of fever, chills, and fatigue after an episode of colitis. F-18 FDG PET revealed an enlarged spleen with mottled activity in both the liver and spleen. Splenectomy with lymph node removal was performed. Histology was consistent with sarcoidosis. There was complet...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 2004-02, Vol.29 (2), p.103-104
Hauptverfasser:	Vento, John A, Arici, Melih, Spencer, Richard P, Sood, Ravi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Chills - etiology Fatigue - etiology Fever of Unknown Origin - etiology Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Humans Middle Aged Radiopharmaceuticals Remission Induction Sarcoidosis - complications Sarcoidosis - diagnostic imaging Sarcoidosis - surgery Splenectomy Splenomegaly - diagnostic imaging Splenomegaly - etiology Splenomegaly - surgery Tomography, Emission-Computed - methods Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	A 51-year-old man had multiple bouts of fever, chills, and fatigue after an episode of colitis. F-18 FDG PET revealed an enlarged spleen with mottled activity in both the liver and spleen. Splenectomy with lymph node removal was performed. Histology was consistent with sarcoidosis. There was complete remission of fever, chills, and fatigue after splenectomy.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/01.rlu.0000110748.90242.8b