These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: FDG PET and PET/CT monitoring of autoimmune pancreatitis associated with extrapancreatic autoimmune disease.
    Author: Nakajo M, Jinnouchi S, Noguchi M, Uozumi K, Tanabe H, Tateno R, Nakajo M.
    Journal: Clin Nucl Med; 2007 Apr; 32(4):282-5. PubMed ID: 17413574.
    Abstract:
    We report a series of FDG PET findings of a 69-year-old male patient with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) associated with extrapancreatic disease. The first FDG PET revealed diffuse uptake of FDG in AIP and retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF). The second FDG PET after cessation of steroid treatment indicated subsiding of disease activity in AIP, continuous disease activity in RF, and new extrapancreatic lesions, including enlargement of a right salivary gland, nephritis, and lymphadenopathy. The last FDG PET under steroid treatment revealed reduced FDG uptake in the above abnormal FDG uptake lesions. A series of these FDG PET findings suggest the usefulness of FDG PET for the diagnosis and monitoring of AIP associated with extrapancreatic autoimmune diseases.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]