Syphilitic Bone Destruction on FDG PET/CT

A 35-year-old man underwent PET/CT scan to evaluate suspected osseous metastases from a presumed tumor of unknown origin. PET images demonstrated multiple foci of increased FDG uptake in all extremities, corresponding to the osseous destruction on the concurrent CT images. However, no primary tumor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 2011-07, Vol.36 (7), p.616-618
Hauptverfasser:	Wang, Xinlu, Yin, Jilin, Chen, Xiaodong
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging Bone and Bones - pathology Bone Diseases - complications Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Humans Male Positron-Emission Tomography Syphilis - complications Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A 35-year-old man underwent PET/CT scan to evaluate suspected osseous metastases from a presumed tumor of unknown origin. PET images demonstrated multiple foci of increased FDG uptake in all extremities, corresponding to the osseous destruction on the concurrent CT images. However, no primary tumor was identified. Instead, the bone lesions were subsequently proven due to syphilis infection.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/RLU.0b013e318219ac62