Use of 18^F-Fdg Pet/Ct In the Staging of a Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Lymphoepithelioma: Case Report Volume 6 - Issue 2

Heloisa dos Santos Sobreira Nunes¹*, André Marcondes Braga Ribeiro² and Eduardo Nóbrega Pereira²*

• ¹Department of Otolaryngology, Nucleo de Otorrinolaringologia, Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço de São Paulo, Brazil
• ²Department of Nuclear Medicine, AC Camargo Center, São Paulo, Brazil

Received: March 26, 2021;   Published: April 07, 2021

Corresponding author: Heloisa dos Santos Sobreira Nunes, Department of Otolaryngology, Nucleo de Otorrinolaringologia, Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço de São Paulo, Brazil

DOI: 10.32474/SJO.2021.06.000234

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Abstract

Nasopharyngeal lymphoepithelioma is a rare condition, especially when metastatic. The study of positron emission tomography / computed tomography (PET/CT) using fluoroxyglucose (FDG) labeled with Fluorine-18 (PET/CT- 18FDG) is well established for head and neck tumors. In this case report we identified, in a 20-year-old patient, multiple lymph node enlargements and bone lesions that complemented the staging and provided a targeted treatment for this metastatic scenario.

Keywords:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; positron emission tomography computed tomography; nasopharyngeal neoplasms

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