Colonic Castleman Disease on FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Jan 1;48(1):71-72. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004350. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Abstract

Colonic Castleman disease is very rare. We report FDG PET/CT findings of colonic Castleman disease in a 72-year-old man. On FDG PET/CT, it presented as a colonic soft tissue mass with intense FDG uptake. The final pathology supported a diagnosis of Castleman disease, plasma cell variant. This case hints us, although rare, Castleman disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis when we notice a hypermetabolic colon mass on PET/CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Castleman Disease* / diagnostic imaging
  • Castleman Disease* / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Positron-Emission Tomography

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18