PET/CT of Duodenal Gangliocytic Paraganglioma

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 May;45(5):401-402. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003003.

Abstract

An 87-year-old woman with leg-type lymphoma underwent a staging F-FDG PET/CT, which demonstrated besides leg lymphomatous lesions a round, well-defined, preduodenal mass with moderate FDG uptake. This mass remained unchanged after chemotherapy treatment completion, despite a complete metabolic response of lymphomatous lesions. A biopsy revealed a gangliocytic paraganglioma. Subsequent F-FDOPA PET/CT and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy were positive and did not depict any other lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Paraganglioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Paraganglioma / drug therapy
  • Paraganglioma / pathology
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18