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Fumitoshi Aga1, Yuka Yamamoto, Kenichi Tanaka
1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan. radaga@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Sarcoidosis rarely involves the male reproductive tract. We present an unusual case of extensive systemic sarcoidosis with epididymal involvement. The ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated extensive foci of hypermetabolic activity involving multiple lymph nodes, liver, epididymides, muscles, and subcutaneous tissues. After immunosuppressive therapy, a follow-up PET scan showed almost complete disappearance of the FDG accumulation except for in the hilar lymph nodes.
