| Literature DB >> 20437136 |
Francesco Bertagna1, Giorgio Biasiotto, Rosita Rodella, Raffaele Giubbini, Abass Alavi.
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We report a case of a 38-year-old man affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with a diagnosis of Castleman's disease, plasmablastic type human herpes virus 8 infection, and Kaposi sarcoma based on a histological examination of one cervical lymph node biopsy. The patient underwent (18)F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET/CT). (18)F-FDG-PET/ CT seems to be a valuable tool in patients with HIV-associated Castleman's disease and Kaposi sarcoma. It allows accurate staging and identifies more sites of disease than conventional CT.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20437136 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-009-0404-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Radiol ISSN: 1867-1071 Impact factor: 2.374