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Another "great Mimicker": FDG-PET/CT Imaging Findings of Sarcoid-like Reaction

Overview
Journal BJR Case Rep
Publisher Oxford University Press
Specialty Radiology
Date 2018 Oct 27
PMID 30363554
Citations 1
Authors
A T K Kendi
B J Barron
D Bonta
R K Halkar
B Rathore
D M Schuster
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Abstract

Sarcoid-like reaction (SLR) is a cause of non-caseating granulomas in some of the cancer patients with otherwise no signs or symptoms of sarcoidosis. SLR has been described in a variety of solid organ malignancies, including breast and lung cancer. SLR may result in hypermetabolic activity in 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan, resulting in false positive reporting for malignancy. The purpose of this case series is to expose residents/practising physicians who interpret PET/CT to a series of cases illustrating findings of SLR.

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