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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Dural involvement in central nervous system langerhans cells histiocytosis (LCH) on FDG PET/CT: Case report and review of CNS manifestations of LCH on PET/CT.

Assim Saad Eddin, Parren McNeely, Mothana Saad Eldine, Lillian Lai, Ahmad Shariftabrizi

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Assim Saad EddinUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Department of Radiology; Iowa city, IA 52242, USA.
Parren McNeelyUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Department of Radiology; Iowa city, IA 52242, USA.
Mothana Saad EldineUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Department of Radiology; Iowa city, IA 52242, USA.
Lillian LaiUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Department of Radiology; Iowa city, IA 52242, USA.
Ahmad ShariftabriziUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Department of Radiology; Iowa city, IA 52242, USA.

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Abstract

We report a case of multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a pediatric patient with central nervous system involvement, highlighting F-18(FDG) uptake characteristics of dural sites of disease. We also highlight the advantages of functional data offered by FDG-PET as a useful follow-up tool to assess viability and, therefore, treatment response of previously known central nervous system lesions. The utility of recognizing characteristic patterns of FDG uptake in dural disease is also applicable in cases of diagnostic uncertainty, such as when evaluating isolated dural lesions or when distinguishing between Langerhans cell histiocytosis and similar appearing lesions such as meningiomas.

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CNSDural lesionsFDG avidLCHMRIPediatric case

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