Neurolymphomatosis detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan - a case report

Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur. 2008;11(2):73-5.

Abstract

Lymphoma involvement of the peripheral nerves is a rare clinical presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We report the case of a 59-year-old woman with the defect of peripheral motor neuron admitted for PET/CT scan. The scan disclosed increased (18)F-FDG activity along the brachial and lumbar plexuses together with very intense (18)F-FDG uptake in the cervical lymph node masses. The diagnosis, based on the subsequent histopathologic lymph node examination, was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Subtraction Technique*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18