title: PET/CT in primary hepatic lymphoma with hepatic vein thrombus that extended into the inferior vena cava.
abstract: Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is an extremely rare manifestation of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (0.016% of all cases). Presented are CT, MRI, ultrasound, and (18)F fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) PET/CT images, which characterized PHL and demonstrated hepatic vein thrombus that extended into the inferior vena cava--a feature not previously described. Recognition of this imaging pattern may help in the differential diagnosis of future such cases. FDG PET/CT was critical in confirming the diagnosis, staging, and demonstrating response to treatment.
authors: Section of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University, Hershey, PA, USA.
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Diehl
authors: Nabeel E
authors: NE
authors: Sarwani
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Tulchinsky
mesh_terms: D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*