title: High liver FDG uptake on PET/CT in patient with lymphoma diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis.
abstract: Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism resulting in toxic accumulation of iron in vital organs. We present a 64-year-old white man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant that was subsequently diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis. F-FDG PET/CT was performed as routine follow-up and showed a pathological finding of homogeneous increased liver glucose metabolism. Increased FDG avidity in the liver suggested the presence of damage caused by hemochromatosis.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Infanta Cristina Hospital, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Infante
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Juan I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Rayo
authors.forename: Justo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Maria L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18