18F-FDG PET/CT Follow-up of Rosai-Dorfman Disease. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Albano, Domenico; Bosio, Giovanni; Bertagna, Francesco
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 40:Number 8(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Rosai-Dorfman disease -- sinus histiocytosis -- PET/CT -- 18F-FDG; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000853
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) or sinus histiocytosis is a rare histiocytic disorder characterized by massive lymphadenopathy and with extranodal involvement in 25% to 43% of cases. The clinical course of RDD is unpredictable with episodes of exacerbation and remissions that can last many years, and treatment strategies can be different according to organ involvement. We report a case of a 42-year-old woman with extranodal disease followed for almost 10 years from the diagnosis who underwent seven 18 F-FDG PET/CT. PET/CT has proven to be a useful method for the management of this patient, mainly for the staging, follow-up, and evaluation of treatment results.