Increased Genioglossus Muscle FDG Activity Due to Using Pacifier.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An 18-month-old girl with history of liver transplant underwent FDG PET/CT to evaluate posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder. In addition to multistation hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy and abnormal activity in the liver, stomach, and small bowel, in keeping with known posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder, the images also showed focal activity in the submental region. This submental activity persisted on 2 separate follow-up FDG PET/CT studies, even though other foci of abnormal activity resolved after chemotherapy. Records revealed that the patient was sucking on a pacifier prior to all 3 FDG PET/CT studies, and the submental uptake corresponded with genioglossus muscle activity.
Medical subject headings
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders