title: FDG-PET is useful in staging and follow-up of primary uterine cervical lymphoma.
abstract: A 35-year old woman presented with vaginal bleeding. She had a normal gynecologic examination and Papanicolaou test. A CT scan of the pelvis showed a cervical mass, which on biopsy proved to be B-cell lymphoma. PET before preoperative staging demonstrated a large area of increased FDG uptake in the pelvis, corresponding to the mass seen on the CT scan. There were no other abnormal F-18 FDG avid sites. The patient received chemotherapy followed by total abdominal hysterectomy. Histopathology was consistent with large B-cell lymphoma of the uterine cervix. Posttherapy CT scan and PET scan showed no evidence of active and or residual disease.
authors: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors: Gonca G
authors: GG
authors: Bural
authors: Sankaran
authors: S
authors: Shriaknthan
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Houseni
authors: Abass
authors: A
authors: Alavi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18