Isolated Involvement of Prostate Gland by Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease Diagnosed With the Help of FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Sep;44(9):e537-e539. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002689.

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is known to mimic multiple malignancies and always poses a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of a 20-year-old young man, who presented with unexplained recurrent episodes of fever and pain abdomen. F-FDG PET/CT revealed intense focal FDG avidity in the prostate. On further workup, he had an elevated serum IgG4 level, and a clinical diagnosis of immunoglobulin G4-related disease was kept. A follow-up FDG PET/CT after glucocorticoid therapy revealed resolution of FDG avidity in the prostate with fall in serum IgG4 levels, hence confirming a diagnosis of atypical immunoglobulin G4-related disease involving isolated prostate gland.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease / pathology
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostate / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostate / pathology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18