A case of unexpected gallium-67 uptake by sternum in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with pleuritis.
A case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with pleural effusion was presented. Pleural effusion is not a common manifestation of this disease and 67Ga-citrate scintigraphy gave the clue for the diagnosis. The possibility of malignant lymphoma should be considered in cases with pleural effusion, and we showed that 67Ga-citrate scintigraphy can be useful in a case with pleural effusion of undetermined cause.
Ohta
H
H
Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe Tamatsu Hospital, Japan.
Ishii
M
M
Sakashita
T
T
Iwasaki
H
H
Shiraishi
T
T
Ikekubo
K
K
Endo
K
K
Konishi
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid