title: F-18 FDG positron emission tomography in non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast.
abstract: The breast is an uncommon site of development of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Both primary and secondary involvement of the breast have been reported. A 36-year-old woman diagnosed with NHL underwent multimodality imaging for staging of the disease. CT of the chest revealed no significant abnormalities. Whole-body FDG PET imaging showed intense FDG uptake in the left breast. Cytologic examination confirmed breast involvement by diffuse large B-cell NHL. Although rare, breast involvement characterized by increased FDG uptake can occur in patients with lymphoma. This case highlights the role of FDG PET in patients with suspected lymphoma in dense breasts that can be missed by CT scan and mammogram.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiu
authors.forename: Thiruvekatasamy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dhurairaj
authors.forename: Jian Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhuang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18