FALSE-POSITIVE FDG-PET IMAGING OF THE THYMUS OF A CHILD WITH HODGKINS-DISEASE

Authors
WEINBLATT ME ZANZI I BELAKHLEF A BABCHYCK B KOCHEN J
Citation
Me. Weinblatt et al., FALSE-POSITIVE FDG-PET IMAGING OF THE THYMUS OF A CHILD WITH HODGKINS-DISEASE, The Journal of nuclear medicine, 38(6), 1997, pp. 888-890
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
The Journal of nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01615505
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
888 - 890
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-5505(1997)38:6<888:FFIOTT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
During the evaluation of a child who had completed treatment for Hodgk in's disease, a PET study strongly suggested recurrent disease in the mediastinum. Biopsies were obtained and revealed normal thymic tissue only, with no evidence of recurrent disease. The ongoing difficulty in establishing accurate disease status in patients treated for Hodgkin' s disease is discussed, along with recommendations for treating pediat ric patient populations.