FDG-PET in the Erdheim-Chester disease: its diagnostic and follow-up role

Rheumatol Int. 2012 Mar;32(3):675-8. doi: 10.1007/s00296-010-1676-y. Epub 2010 Dec 7.

Abstract

A 62-year-old man presented with diabetes insipidus, pulmonary fibrosis, right atrial tumor and bilateral knee osteoarthritis with cystic lesions of distal femur and proximal tibia. Scintigraphy and histological examination of right femur bone biopsy revealed changes characterized for Paget's disease. Re-evaluation of the computer tomography (CT) scans and histological samples revealed diffuse infiltrates of foamy histiocytes in the bone marrow what was consistent with Erdheim-Chester disease. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was performed to access the activity and extent of disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Erdheim-Chester Disease / diagnosis*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Histiocytes / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging / methods*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate