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An atypical sarcoidosis involvement in FDG PET/CT: A case report
Philippe Robin1, Paolo Benigni, Benoit Feger
1Département de Médecine Nucléaire, EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, France Département d'Anatomie Pathologique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie, Clinique Pasteur, Brest, France.
Rationale:
Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells with little necrosis which involve various organs. Laryngeal involvement is extremely rare, with a prevalence of about 0.5 to 1%.
Diagnoses:
Here we present a case of laryngeal involvement of sarcoidosis demonstrated on F-Fluorodesoxyglucose Positron-Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG PET/CT).
Patient Concerns:
A 63 year-old man suffering from dysphonia was referred to our department for characterization of laryngeal lesion suspicious for cancer with non-informative biopsy, the sample was not sufficient for diagnosis.
Interventions:
FDG PET/CT showed a pathological uptake on the right vocal cord, but also highlighted a bilateral uptake in intrathoracic hilar lymphadenopathy areas, typically found in several inflammatory diseases.
Outcomes:
New laryngeal targeted biopsies revealed non-caseating epithelioid granulomas suggesting sarcoidosis involvement. After 6 months of systemic steroid treatment, FDG PET/CT showed a significant decrease of the laryngeal uptake.
Lessons:
This case shows the usefulness of FDG PET/CT to accurately assess inflammatory activity in rare extra-pulmonary sarcoidosis involvement. Moreover, this case emphasizes that FDG PET/CT is an interesting tool for assessing therapeutic efficacy of inflammatory diseases such as sarcoidosis.
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