scholarly journals Comparison between18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Regional Lymph Nodal Staging in Patients with Melanoma: A Review of the Literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paoletta Mirk ◽  
Giorgio Treglia ◽  
Marco Salsano ◽  
Pietro Basile ◽  
Alessandro Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Fdg Pet ◽  
Lymph Node Biopsy ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Nodal Staging ◽  
Node Biopsy ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission

Aim. to compare18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for regional lymph nodal staging in patients with melanoma.Methods. We performed a literature review discussing original articles which compared FDG-PET to SLNB for regional lymph nodal staging in patients with melanoma.Results and Conclusions. There is consensus in the literature that FDG-PET cannot replace SLNB for regional lymph nodal staging in patients with melanoma.

Fluorine-18—labeled fluorodeoxyglucose—positron emission tomography studies of acute brainstem Lyme neutoborreliosis

2005 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 927-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michail Plotkin ◽  
Hubertus Hautzel ◽  
Bernd Joachim Krause ◽  
Stephan Mohr ◽  
Karl Josef Langen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Fdg Pet ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Images ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Brainstem Tumor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission ◽  
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✓ The authors report on a patient suffering from acute Lyme borreliosis who underwent two consecutive [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose—positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) studies demonstrating the course of the disease. The first FDG-PET study revealed markedly increased glucose metabolism in the brainstem, matching exactly the signal abnormalities exhibited on magnetic resonance images and indicating a brainstem tumor. A second PET scan demonstrated no abnormality in this region, thus reflecting clinical remission following antibiotic therapy. Data in the present case indicate that hypermetabolic findings on FDG-PET studies in the brainstem region should be regarded with caution and that neuroborreliosis must be considered as a possible differential diagnosis.

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