¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Parotid Gland Sarcoidosis in a Young Scandinavian Male

Rikke Broholm, Jens Bülow and Ali Asmar

Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Denmark

^*Correspondance to: Rikke Broholm 

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Abstract:

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown cause that primarily involves the lungs. Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis is seen in more than 30% of patients. We report a case of a 29-year old man presenting with bilateral enlargement of the parotid glands combined with fever, discrete dyspnea, and fatigue. Histopathology from the parotid gland indicated sarcoidosis. An ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT performed to visualize the organ extent demonstrated increased ¹⁸F-FDG uptake in the parotid glands and in bilateral mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. The patient was diagnosed with sarcoidosis.

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Cite the Article:

Broholm R, Bülow J, Asmar A. 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Parotid Gland Sarcoidosis in a Young Scandinavian Male. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1215.