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Role of FDG PET/CT in the Evaluation of Therapy Response in Systemic Juvenile Xanthogranuloma.

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ABSTRACT Juvenile xanthogranuloma, a rare type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, is mostly seen in childhood and adolescence and generally manifests as widespread skin lesions. It rarely shows systemic involvement. Although… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT Juvenile xanthogranuloma, a rare type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, is mostly seen in childhood and adolescence and generally manifests as widespread skin lesions. It rarely shows systemic involvement. Although the cutaneous form is often self-limited, systemic form is quite aggressive. Here we report the findings of FDG PET/CT scans during the course of cladribine therapy in a 6-year-old girl with systemic juvenile xanthogranuloma.

Keywords: therapy; fdg pet; systemic juvenile; juvenile; juvenile xanthogranuloma

Journal Title: Clinical nuclear medicine
Year Published: 2022

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