B-cell immunoblastic sarcoma as a cause of a photopenic lesion on bone scintigraphy: an initial description.
Photopenic metastatic lesions on bone scintigraphy have been previously reported. However, this finding is not emphasized for B-cell immunoblastic sarcoma. We report a case of B-cell immunoblastic sarcoma, which presented as an aggressive pancoast tumor with extensive rib destruction. Bone scintigraphy findings demonstrated a photopenic lesion with high gallium avidity. Correlative chest radiograph and CT scan are described.
Hung
G L
GL
Department of Radiology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
Chen
D C
DC
Siegel
M E
ME
Ansari
A N
AN
Raval
J K
JK
Colletti
P M
PM
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011827:Radiation; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes