Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity

Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by “noncaseating granulomas.” It primarily affects the lungs, but multiple other organs can be involved. Sarcoidosis has been increasingly reported in association with cancer. It can precede, follow or occur at the same time as the diagno...

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Main Authors: Raai Mahmood, Kadhim Al Banaa, Israa Ibrahim, Ahmed Hashim, Luis Torregrosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5529523
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spelling doaj-3bf18570a3dc427d8fbce83cb81dc2bf2021-05-03T00:00:03ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68972021-01-01202110.1155/2021/5529523Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease ActivityRaai Mahmood0Kadhim Al Banaa1Israa Ibrahim2Ahmed Hashim3Luis Torregrosa4Graduate ProgramHemostasis and Thrombosis DepartmentFaculty of MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of RheumatologySarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by “noncaseating granulomas.” It primarily affects the lungs, but multiple other organs can be involved. Sarcoidosis has been increasingly reported in association with cancer. It can precede, follow or occur at the same time as the diagnosis of cancer. We report a case of sarcoidosis that was diagnosed concomitantly with colon cancer, highlighting the diagnostic dilemma of sarcoidosis vs. cancer metastasis, the relationship between the two, and the value of PET scan in follow-up and monitoring of disease activity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5529523
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author Raai Mahmood
Kadhim Al Banaa
Israa Ibrahim
Ahmed Hashim
Luis Torregrosa
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Kadhim Al Banaa
Israa Ibrahim
Ahmed Hashim
Luis Torregrosa
Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity
Case Reports in Rheumatology
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Kadhim Al Banaa
Israa Ibrahim
Ahmed Hashim
Luis Torregrosa
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title Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity
title_short Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity
title_full Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity
title_fullStr Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity
title_full_unstemmed Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity
title_sort sarcoidosis vs. colon cancer metastasis: diagnostic dilemma and the role of pet scan in monitoring disease activity
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Rheumatology
issn 2090-6897
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by “noncaseating granulomas.” It primarily affects the lungs, but multiple other organs can be involved. Sarcoidosis has been increasingly reported in association with cancer. It can precede, follow or occur at the same time as the diagnosis of cancer. We report a case of sarcoidosis that was diagnosed concomitantly with colon cancer, highlighting the diagnostic dilemma of sarcoidosis vs. cancer metastasis, the relationship between the two, and the value of PET scan in follow-up and monitoring of disease activity.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5529523
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