FDG PET/CT of Spinal Brucellosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Jun;44(6):465-466. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002566.

Abstract

A 17-year-old adolescent boy's known case of classical seminoma stage IB for which he underwent right radical orchiectomy. At the first-year follow-up, CT abdomen and pelvis was performed and showed lytic vertebral lesion with left paravertebral necrotic mass that warranted further investigation to exclude disease recurrence. FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate the extent of disease and showed high uptake in the same areas. A biopsy was obtained from the hypermetabolic soft tissue lesion and did not reveal malignant cells. Subsequently, serologic tests were suggestive of brucellosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brucellosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18