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The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication

Volume: 70 Number: 1 November 28, 2017
  • Ebru Bayar *
  • Gonca Bural
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The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is characterized with rapid involvement of soft tissues and fascias and could be fatal if not treated properly. Our patient had history of larynx cancer. He had a tracheostomy and developed NF of the neck and upper mediastinum which is a very rare complication of tracheostomy.

The patient was referred for a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scan after suspicion of residual lesion on follow up computed tomography (CT). On fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT images there was moderate increased uptake at the anterior glottic region, in line with residual disease. PET/CT scan showed progression of the NF involving the neck and upper mediastinum compared to the CT scan performed 10 days before. On PET/CT a new pulmonary abscess was also noted in the lower lobe of the left lung.

In our case FDG PET/CT played an effective role in the follow up of oncologic disorders. It was also useful in the follow up and treatment response of NF, which is a rare but potentially fatal infectious and inflammatory disorder. Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) could be preferred in the follow up of serious infectious conditions accompanying primary malignancy. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

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Publication Date

November 28, 2017

Submission Date

March 3, 2017

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 70 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA58XE87RJ

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APA
Bayar, E., & Bural, G. (2017). The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 70(1), 67-70. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966
AMA
1.Bayar E, Bural G. The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2017;70(1):67-70. doi:10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966
Chicago
Bayar, Ebru, and Gonca Bural. 2017. “The Role of FDG PET CT in a Patient With Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which Is a Rare Complication”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 70 (1): 67-70. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966.
EndNote
Bayar E, Bural G (November 1, 2017) The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 70 1 67–70.
IEEE
[1]E. Bayar and G. Bural, “The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 67–70, Nov. 2017, doi: 10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966.
ISNAD
Bayar, Ebru - Bural, Gonca. “The Role of FDG PET CT in a Patient With Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which Is a Rare Complication”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 70/1 (November 1, 2017): 67-70. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966.
JAMA
1.Bayar E, Bural G. The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2017;70:67–70.
MLA
Bayar, Ebru, and Gonca Bural. “The Role of FDG PET CT in a Patient With Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which Is a Rare Complication”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 70, no. 1, Nov. 2017, pp. 67-70, doi:10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966.
Vancouver
1.Ebru Bayar, Gonca Bural. The Role of FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Larynx Cancer Who Developed Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Tracheostomy Which is a Rare Complication. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2017 Nov. 1;70(1):67-70. doi:10.1501/Tipfak_0000000966