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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

FDG PET/CT and thyroid biopsy leads to neurosarcoidosis diagnosis.

Catherine Bullock, Matthew McCann, Akash Sharma, Jason R Young, Allie M Metcalfe, Ephraim E Parent

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Catherine BullockDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Matthew McCannDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Akash SharmaDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Jason R YoungDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Allie M MetcalfeDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Ephraim E ParentDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Mayo Clinic in Florida · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a unique case of neurosarcoidosis diagnosed based on thyroid biopsy and FDG PET (Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography) imaging. A patient presented for a second opinion after being placed in hospice for rapidly progressing dementia, presumed to be due to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease despite negative workup and was unable to perform activities of daily life or communicate with his wife. The patient underwent a workup including whole-body FDG PET, which showed hypermetabolic lymph nodes as well as a hypermetabolic nodule in the thyroid. Biopsy of the lymph nodes was nondiagnostic, but the thyroid biopsy tissue yielded a diagnosis of sarcoid. After ruling out other causes and reviewing the tissue pathology, the patient was diagnosed with systemic sarcoidosis with neurological involvement and started on infliximab with rapid improvement.

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FDG-PETNeurosarcoidosisSystemic sarcoid

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PMID37663559
PMCPMC10472138
OpenAlexW4386237171

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