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01-07-2010 | Case Report

18F-FDG PET/CT findings of pharyngeal tuberculosis

Authors: Kimiteru Ito, Miyako Morooka, Kazuo Kubota

Published in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine | Issue 6/2010

Abstract

A 58-year-old woman with dysphagia and hoarseness underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT to detect the original lesion and disease spread. Bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy and abnormal FDG uptakes in the right tonsil and pharyngeal wall were demonstrated. CT and MRI confirmed the bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy and mucosal thickening in the pharyngeal wall. On the basis of these findings, biopsy sites were selected. Pharyngeal tuberculosis was diagnosed based on culture of the biopsy specimens. 18F-FDG PET/CT contributed to clinical management in this case by detecting tuberculous lesions and showing the extent of these lesions in one examination.

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Title: 18F-FDG PET/CT findings of pharyngeal tuberculosis
Authors: Kimiteru Ito
Miyako Morooka
Kazuo Kubota
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0914-7187
Electronic ISSN: 1864-6433
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-010-0368-8

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18F-FDG PET/CT findings of pharyngeal tuberculosis

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