18 F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Parotid Gland Sarcoidosis in a Young Scandinavian Male

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown cause that primarily involves the lungs. Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis is seen in more than 30% of patients. We report a case of a 29-year old man presenting with bilateral enlargement of the parotid glands combined with fever, discrete dyspnea, and fatigue. Histopathology from the parotid gland indicated sarcoidosis. An 18F-FDG PET/CT performed to visualize the organ extent demonstrated increased 18F-FDG uptake in the parotid glands and in bilateral mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. The patient was diagnosed with sarcoidosis. Rikke Broholm*, Jens Bülow and Ali Asmar Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Denmark Rikke Broholm, et al., Annals of Clinical Case Reports Nuclear Medicine: Case Reports Remedy Publications LLC., | http://anncaserep.com/ 2016 | Volume 1 | Article 1215 2 As the patient’s symptoms were regressing, no treatment was initiated.