title: Histiocytic sarcoma involving lymph nodes: imaging appearance on gallium-67 and F-18 FDG PET/CT.
abstract: This report of an 82-year-old man who presented with a 3-week history of an enlarging left axillary mass and mild fevers, highlights the usefulness of both gallium-67 and F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging in the staging of histiocytic sarcoma. While PET/CT was superior in determining the extent of the disease, gallium can be used to help stage the disease in centers where PET/CT is not available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Brandon Regional Health Centre, Brandon, MB, Canada. makisw79@yahoo.com
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Makis
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciarallo
authors.forename: Vilma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Derbekyan
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lisbona
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18