18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Post-Therapeutic Treatment in a Patient with an Early Stage of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
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UNLABELLED Here, we report an experience about 18F-FDG-PET/CT in a patient with an early stage of Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis (IRF). At the diagnosis Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography (CE-CT) revealed periaortic solid tissue in the infrarenal section and locoregional lymph nodes; findings were interpreted as lymphomatous tissue. 18F-FDG-PET/CT showed elevated 18F-FDG uptake in the periaortic tissue but no uptake was detected in lymph nodes. The histologic examination showed recent-onset IRF. The patient began corticosteroid therapy. Nearly at the end of the therapy, CE-CT showed the enlargement of the fibrous tissue and 18F-FDG-PET/CT showed an increased 18F-FDG uptake in the aforesaid lesion and another area of uptake in the aortic wall. 18F-FDG-PET/CT can play an important role in the diagnosis of patients with an initial clinical suspicion of retroperitoneal fibrosis and in their management. Then the patient began a therapy with methotrexate and after six months we performed an 18F-FDG-PET/CT which didn't show 18F-FDG uptake. CONFLICT OF INTEREST None declared.
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