Versatile Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Pan-cerebellar Paraneoplastic Manifestation Due to Underlying Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Piyush Aggarwal; Anwin Joseph Kavanal; Harmandeep Singh; Rajender Kumar; Rajeev Ranjan; Jitupam Baishya; Anish Bhattacharya

doi:10.1007/s13139-021-00720-8

Versatile Role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Pan-cerebellar Paraneoplastic Manifestation Due to Underlying Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 Dec;55(6):311-314. doi: 10.1007/s13139-021-00720-8. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Authors

Piyush Aggarwal¹, Anwin Joseph Kavanal¹, Harmandeep Singh¹, Rajender Kumar¹, Rajeev Ranjan², Jitupam Baishya², Anish Bhattacharya¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
² Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.

Abstract

Hodgkin's lymphoma most commonly presents as painless lymphadenopathy and systemic B symptoms like fever, night sweats, and weight loss. But rarely, it can present with unusual paraneoplastic manifestations. In the present case, we report a 30-year-old woman who presented with sub-acute onset pan-cerebellar symptoms. The serum neuronal antibody panel was negative. She underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT to evaluate the neoplastic etiology as the underlying cause, which demonstrated both the primary etiology and the paraneoplastic changes in the brain.

Keywords: F-18 FDG PET/CT; Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Pan-cerebellar ataxia; Paraneoplastic.

Publication types

Case Reports