Pancreatic involvement detected with 18F-FDG PET/CT in disseminated sarcoidosis
- Roberto Carlos Delgado Bolton
- José Antonio Arias Navalón
- Begoña Rodríguez Alfonso
- A. N. Delgado Bolton
- María Jesús Pérez Castejón
- Ricardo Sánchez-Escribano Morcuende
- María Nieves Cabrera Martín
- Luis Lapeña Gutiérrez
- José Luis Carreras Delgado
ISSN: 0212-6982
Year of publication: 2011
Volume: 30
Issue: 1
Pages: 29-32
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista española de medicina nuclear
Abstract
Abstract. Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. It may mimic malignancy and may affect multiple organs, with a variable clinical course. Pancreatic involvement is very rare. We present the case of a 78-year-old woman with systemic sarcoidosis whose 18F-FDG PET/CT scan showed a pancreatic lesion and multiple lymphatic (thoracic and non-thoracic) and visceral lesions. The abnormal 18F-FDG uptake in the pancreas was limited to the tail. A second 18F-FDG PET/CT study performed 4 months and 3 weeks after the first PET/CT, following corticosteroid therapy during three and a half months, evidenced partial regression of the disease, with persistent 18F-FDG pathological uptake in the pancreatic lesion.