Normal Positron Emission Tomography-Computerized Tomogram in a Patient with Apparent Mesenteric Panniculitis: Biopsy Is Still the Answer

Normal Positron Emission Tomography-Computerized Tomogram in a Patient with Apparent Mesenteric Panniculitis: Biopsy Is Still the Answer

Mesenteric panniculitis (also known as sclerosing mesenteritis) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the mesenteric connective tissue. It is known to have a wide spectrum of clinical and radiological presentations. In general, biopsy is recommended for diagnosis; however, a recent study proposed tha...

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Main Authors: Eli D. Ehrenpreis, Archana S. Rao, Robert Aki, Heather Brown, Thomas Pae, Ian Boiskin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Mass
Lymphoma
Biopsy
Mesentery
Mesenteric panniculitis
Positron emission tomography
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/213653
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Summary:Mesenteric panniculitis (also known as sclerosing mesenteritis) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the mesenteric connective tissue. It is known to have a wide spectrum of clinical and radiological presentations. In general, biopsy is recommended for diagnosis; however, a recent study proposed that a negative positron emission tomography- computerized tomography (PET-CT) scan is accurate in differentiating benign and neoplastic mesenteric processes [Br J Radiol 2006;79:37–43]. The following case report questions the accuracy of PET-CT in this setting and confirms the requirement for biopsy to rule out the presence of mesenteric lymphoma.
ISSN:1662-0631

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