title: Positron emission tomography of stage IV mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma confined to the four major salivary glands.
abstract: In a patient with stage IVA marginal zone lymphoma, (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography indicated that the disease was confined to the four major salivary glands. The positron emission tomography findings encouraged the use of radiotherapy with curative intent in this case. After 30 Gy of external beam radiotherapy to the parotid and submandibular glands, the patient entered a complete remission and remains free from progression more than 4 years later.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Pater MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. michael.macmanus@petermac.org
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mac Manus
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18