F-Flurodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Findings in a Rare Case of Trichoptysis.

Indian J Nucl Med

Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Apollo Multispecialty Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Published: February 2023

Trichoptysis or coughing of hairs is a rare symptom, but is pathognomonic for a teratoma with tracheobronchial communication. We present such a rare case with F-flurodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging findings in a 20-year-old female. The diagnosis was made with PET-CT and she underwent curative surgical resection after that.

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