Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the auditory canal detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Sep;37(9):908-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318251e64e.

Abstract

A 24-year-old woman presented with recurrent bilateral ear infections since childhood and a more recent history of partial hearing loss, discharge, and ear pain. Biopsy of the left external auditory canal revealed Langerhans cell histiocytosis. An F-FDG PET/CT was done to look for additional sites of disease. Increased metabolic activity was seen within both external ear canals.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ear Canal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / pathology
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18