Histiocytic sarcoma involving lymph nodes: imaging appearance on gallium-67 and F-18 FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Jun;36(6):e37-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182173979.

Abstract

This report of an 82-year-old man who presented with a 3-week history of an enlarging left axillary mass and mild fevers, highlights the usefulness of both gallium-67 and F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging in the staging of histiocytic sarcoma. While PET/CT was superior in determining the extent of the disease, gallium can be used to help stage the disease in centers where PET/CT is not available.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Histiocytic Sarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Histiocytic Sarcoma / pathology
  • Histiocytic Sarcoma / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18