Usefulness of (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography with computed tomography and gallium-67 scintigraphy for detection of Kaposi sarcoma lesions in a 40-year-old Japanese man with AIDS

A 40-year-old Japanese man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) on the basis of the results of skin lesion biopsies. In addition, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography–computed tomography revealed abnormal fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in KS lesion...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Jun, Sasahara, Teppei, Toshima, Masaki, Norizuki, Masataro, Onishi, Tsubasa, Okabe, Taro, Minami, Kensuke, Morisawa, Yuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Illustrated
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2015.05.001
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Sumario:A 40-year-old Japanese man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) on the basis of the results of skin lesion biopsies. In addition, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-position emission tomography–computed tomography revealed abnormal fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in KS lesions, whereas gallium-67 scintigraphy did not show uptake of gallium. These findings indicate that combining these imaging modalities can help distinguish KS from other malignancies and opportunistic infections.

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