title: 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic activity assessment in infective and neoplastic diseases: a patient with systemic hydatidosis and concomitant Burkitt lymphoma.
abstract: We report a case of a 73-year-old-man with systemic hydatidosis and concomitant Burkitt lymphoma. He came at our attention for fever and weight loss suspected for parasitic cyst discharge and also for lymphoproliferative disorder. We performed US, which showed disseminated parasitic cysts. CECT showed parasitic cysts and also several abdominal and thoracic lymphnodes and adrenal hypodense tissue. 18F-FDG PET/CT was performed and showed lack of 18F-FDG uptake in cysts and high 18F-FDG uptake in lymphnodes and adrenal glands. These findings permitted us to exclude the cyst discharge, to localize a site for biopsy, and to define and stage the Burkitt lymphoma.
authors: Nuclear Medicine Unit , D.I.M., University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy. artor.niccoliasabella@.uniba.it
authors: Artor
authors: A
authors: Niccoli Asabella
authors: Corinna
authors: C
authors: Altini
authors: Antonio Rosario
authors: AR
authors: Pisani
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Ingravallo
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Rubini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18