Open Access
European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2013; 01(01): 060-062
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1345278
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Foreign Body Reaction with High Standard Uptake Value Level in 18-FDG PET/CT Mimicking Relapse in an 8-Year-Old Patient Diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report

Autoren

  • Derya Erdoğan

    1   Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Ceyhun Bozkurt

    2   Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Özlem Özmen

    3   Department of Nuclear Medicine, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Disease Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Esin Boduroglu

    4   Department of Pathology, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Gürses Sahin

    2   Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Publikationsverlauf

08. Februar 2013

02. April 2013

Publikationsdatum:
09. Mai 2013 (online)

Abstract

Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) using 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18-FDG) is one of the most effective methods to identify pathological lymph node involvement. We report the case of a child who underwent cervical lymph node biopsy and chemotherapy for Hodgkin disease. Three years after surgery, PET/CT identified an intense localization of 18-FDG in the inferior cervical region. This finding led to a reexcision of the mass. The only finding was a granuloma arising in reaction to a hemostatic sponge.