Candida esophagitis incidentally detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with CNS lymphoma.
Clinical case reports, cilt.9, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ccr3.4322
- Dergi Adı: Clinical case reports
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Anahtar Kelimeler: 18F-FDG PET/CT, candida, endoscopy, esophagitis, lymphoma
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
Corticosteroids are commonly used in lymphoma patients, and findings in favor of esophageal involvement in 18F-FDG PET-CT should be considered suspicious and definitely be confirmed by biopsy. We describe a 58-year-old lady with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and central nervous system involvement having an increased metabolism in the distal esophagus with 18F-FDG PET/CT, which was consistent with esophageal candidiasis, most probably due to prolonged use of dexamethasone. Esophageal candidiasis can be misdiagnosed as malignancy with a high SUVmax and may lead to difficulties while managing these patients.