Open AccessAutoimmune pancreatitis: An incidental detection on FDG PET/CT with response to steroid therapy
Author(s) -
Ameya Puranik,
Nilendu Purandare,
Sneha Shah,
Archi Agrawal,
Venkatesh Rangarajan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.116811
Subject(s) - medicine , autoimmune pancreatitis , positron emission tomography , malignancy , pancreatitis , radiology , positron emission tomography computed tomography , nuclear medicine , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiological weapon , pathology
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is most often incidentally detected, with the diagnosis being based on radiological characteristics. A steroid regimen for 6 weeks is the standard line of treatment for AIP. In our case, AIP was incidentally suspected on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) performed for staging a malignancy, and a follow-up PET/CT study after steroid treatment, showed complete metabolic and morphological response; thus confirming the imaging diagnosis of AIP.