Chemotherapy-induced pericarditis on F-18 FDG positron emission tomography scan.
F-18 FDG positron emission tomography (PET) is a highly valuable imaging tool in evaluation and follow up of lymphoma and many other malignancies. Constrictive or effusive constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon complication of chemotherapy. The authors report a case in which pericardial FDG uptake was seen on a whole-body PET scan performed for posttreatment follow-up evaluation for a mantle cell lymphoma.
Northshore University Hospital, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
Steve B
SB
Losik
Yana
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Studentsova
Donald
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Margouleff
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D020522:Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18