目的探讨18F—FDGPET/CT对肌无力患者的临床应用价值。方法回顾性分析41例2010年8月至2013年11月期间行全身18F-FDGPET/CT检查的不明原因肌无力患者资料,其中男28例,女13例,平均年龄62.6岁。患者最终诊断根据组织病理学结果及长期随访(8—46个月)得出,并获得18F-FDGPET/CT对肌无力患者良恶性病变的诊断效能。结果41例患者中,经组织病理学证实,12例为恶性病变(肺癌6例、淋巴瘤2例、脑胶质母细胞瘤、前列腺癌、肾透明细胞癌和结肠癌各1例),18F-FDGPET/CT均正确诊断;余29例为神经肌肉系统良性疾病,6例18F—FDGPET/CT发现高代谢病灶,2例18F-FDGPET/CT误诊为恶性病变。18F-FDGPET/CT对肌无力患者恶性肿瘤诊断的灵敏度为12/12,特异性为93.1%(27/29),准确性为95.1%(39/41),阳性预测值为12/14,阴性预测值为100%(27/27)。1例皮肌炎患者肌肉葡萄糖代谢弥漫性增高。结论 18F-FDGPET/CT有助于肌无力患者的病因诊断,早期发现潜在的肿瘤病灶,还有助于判断某些周围神经肌肉疾病受累的范围和程度。
Objective To assess the value of lSF-FDG PET/CT in discovering the cause of myas- thenia. Methods Between August 2010 and November 2013, 41 cases (28 males, 13 females; average age 62.6 years) with myasthenia who underwent whole-body lSF-FDG PET/CT were enrolled in this retro- spective study. The final diagnoses were based on histopathology and clinical follow-up (8-46 months), and the detecting efficiency of ISF-FDG PET/CT in patients with myasthenia was calculated. Results Of the 41 patients, 12 were histologically confirmed as having a malignancy including lung cancer (n = 6), lymphoma ( n = 2), spongioblastoma ( n = 1 ), prostate cancer ( n = 1 ), renal clear cell cancer ( n = 1 ) and colon canc- er (n= 1). lS F-FDG PET/CT could detected all the primary malignancies and metastases. In 29 patients with benign diseases, abnormal FDG uptake lesions were found in 6 cases, and the rest 2 cases had false- positive results. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive val- ue of ISF-FDG PET/CT in detecting tumors in patients with myasthenia was 12/12, 93.1% (27/29), 95.1% (39/41), 12/14 and 100% (27/27), respectively. FDG uptake in muscles increased diffusely was found in 1 patient with dermatomyositis. Conclusions 18F-FDG PET/CT is helpful to find causes of myas- thenia and can demonstrate the underlying malignancy in the early stage. It could also reveal the range and the extent of some patients with peripheral neuropathy and muscle diseases.