Abstract
A 64-year-old man was admitted for evaluation of recently developed anemia and bone pain. The bone scan showed diffusely active lesions in the peripheral bones, symmetrically. Interestingly, F-FDG PET/CT revealed the hypermetabolic changes in the peripheral bones as well as the internal organs. Biopsy of bone marrow confirmed the diagnosis of intravascular B-cell lymphoma. After the 3 cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy, F-FDG PET/CT showed improvement of the previous hypermetabolic lesions, suggesting good response. Intravascular B-cell lymphoma is a rare and aggressive variant of diffuse large cell lymphoma characterized by proliferation of malignant cells within the vascular lumina.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 810-811 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 Aug |
Keywords
- Bone scan
- F-FDG PET/CT
- intravascular B-cell lymphoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging