Two cases of chronic tonsillitis studied by FDG-PET

Authors
Kawabe, J Okamura, T Shakudo, M Koyama, K Wanibuchi, H Sakamoto, H Matsuda, M Kishimoto, K Ochi, H Yamada, R
Citation
J. Kawabe et al., Two cases of chronic tonsillitis studied by FDG-PET, ANN NUCL M, 13(4), 1999, pp. 277-279
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ISSN journal
09147187 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
277 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0914-7187(199908)13:4<277:TCOCTS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We report two cases of chronic tonsillitis studied by FDG-PET. Symmetrical high FDG uptake by the tonsils was observed in both cases. On histopatholog ic examination of the resected tonsils, follicular hyperplasia was observed with proliferation of lymphocytes in the germinal centers. Increased gluco se metabolism in active inflammation involving lymphocyte proliferation was thought to be a cause of high FDG uptake by tonsils in chronic tonsillitis .