Journals / Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy / 2021 / Cilt: 30 - Sayı: 3

The Role of a Bone SPECT/CT Scan in the Follow-up of a Solitary Bone Lesion in a Patient with Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis

Langerhans Hücreli Histiyositoz Tanılı Hastada Soliter Kemik Lezyonunun TakibindeKemik Sintigrafi ve SPECT/BT’nin Rolü

Pages
187–189
Publication Date
2022-09-03
DOI
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Emphasizing on localized bone pain (predictive of osseous LCH) and local tenderness and swelling usually guides the nuclear physician to perform additional SPECT/CT with presumably an improvement of the diagnostic accuracy as demonstrated in our case

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Objective & Hypothesis:Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease observed in childhood characterized by the proliferation of Langerhans’ cells resulting in focal or systemic manifestations (including the bones).
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Key Findings & Data:Here, we present a pediatric case with a localized biopsy-proven LCH, who underwent progression from solitary to multifocal form detected on bone scintigraphy and single photon emission computerized tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) performed within four months.
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Conclusion & Impact:Emphasizing on localized bone pain (predictive of osseous LCH) and local tenderness and swelling usually guides the nuclear physician to perform additional SPECT/CT with presumably an improvement of the diagnostic accuracy as demonstrated in our case
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Abstract

Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease observed in childhood characterized by the proliferation of Langerhans’ cells resulting in focal or systemic manifestations (including the bones). Here, we present a pediatric case with a localized biopsy-proven LCH, who underwent progression from solitary to multifocal form detected on bone scintigraphy and single photon emission computerized tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) performed within four months. Emphasizing on localized bone pain (predictive of osseous LCH) and local tenderness and swelling usually guides the nuclear physician to perform additional SPECT/CT with presumably an improvement of the diagnostic accuracy as demonstrated in our case

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Langerhans hücreli histiyositoz (LHH), genellikle çocukluk çağında görülen, Langerhans hücrelerinin çoğalmasıyla birlikte kemikler de dahil olmak üzere lokal veya sistemik tutulum ile seyreden nadir bir hastalıktır. Burada, soliter olup dört ay sonra yapılan kemik sintigrafisi ve tek foton emisyon tomografisi/bilgisayarlı tomografide (SPECT/BT) multifokal forma ilerlediği saptanan, biyopsi ile kanıtlanmış LHH tanılı pediatrik bir olgu sunulmaktadır. Bu olguda görülmektedir ki; lokalize kemik ağrısı şikayeti olan ve/veya fizik muayenede lokal hassasiyet ve şişme gibi bulguları olan hastalarda, ilgili alanın ek SPECT/BT görüntülerinin alınması ile tanısal doğrulukta iyileşme sağlamaktadır.

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ÖZGÜVEN, S., KESİM, S., İNANIR, S., TUROĞLU, H. T., ERDİL, T. Y. (2022). The Role of a Bone SPECT/CT Scan in the Follow-up of a Solitary Bone Lesion in a Patient with Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis. Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy, Cilt: 30 - Sayı: 3, 187–189. https://ajindex.com/articles/425724

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