Hypoglossal nerve paralysis results in hypermetabolic activity on positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the contralateral tongue.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
False-positive results on combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography can complicate detection and surveillance of head and neck cancers. We present a rare case of false-positive contralateral [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose tongue uptake after hypoglossal nerve paralysis caused by squamous cell carcinoma originating from the base of the tongue.
Medical subject headings
- Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases
- Multimodal Imaging
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Tongue