Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis characterized on PET/CT

Christopher A. Swingle, Deborah A. Baumgarten, David M. Schuster

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

13 Scopus citations

Abstract

A 35-year-old black woman was referred for a PET/CT scan to evaluate the malignant potential of retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy seen on a CT scan done at an outside institution. The patient had a history of a left-sided renal staghorn calculus and had a stent placed in the left collecting system after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. She remained febrile despite an extensive course of antibiotics. The PET/CT demonstrated a left kidney with CT findings characteristic for xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with abnormal F-18 FDG uptake on PET. The retroperitoneal adenopathy had only mild FDG uptake characteristic for benign inflammation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)728-729
Number of pages2
JournalClinical nuclear medicine
Volume30
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2005

Keywords

  • FDG
  • PET
  • PET/CT
  • Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis characterized on PET/CT'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this