title: FDG PET-CT Finding in Bilateral Renal and Bone Involvement of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
abstract: Thirty-six year old male patient with pathological fracture of the left tibia underwent intramedullary and soft tissue curettage. The histopathological examination revealed diffuse large B cell lymphoma. The patient underwent F18-FDG PET-CT scanning for initial staging. FDG PET-CT scan revealed hypermetabolic lesions at the left tibia and in bilateral kidneys. After the systemic chemotherapy and local radiotherapy to the tibia, repeated FDG PET/CT scan showed improvement of the previous hypermetabolic lesions, suggesting good response to therapy. Bone and renal involvement is an uncommon variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and FDG PET-CT is an useful whole body imaging modality in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey. E-ma-il: yziyatan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yusuf Ziya
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Sabire
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Meftune
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Özhan
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halaç