title: 18F-FDG-PET/CT in staging, recurrence detection and response evaluation of primary splenic lymphoma with eight years follow up.
abstract: Primary splenic lymphomas (PSL) are rare malignancies which involve spleen with or without splenic hilar lymph nodes. Confirmation of diagnosis depends upon tissue sampling but noninvasive methods are useful in early diagnosis, treatment response monitoring and recurrence detection. Here we describe a case of PSL detected by ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT which was histopathologically proven to be diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treated with CHOP regimen. ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT was found to be very useful in all stages (staging, recurrence detection and treatment response monitoring) of PSL with eight years of follow up.
authors: Sellam
authors: S
authors: Karunanithi
authors: Shambo Guha
authors: SG
authors: Roy
authors: Vijaya
authors: V
authors: Murugan
authors: Chandrasekhar
authors: C
authors: Bal
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. rkphulia@yahoo.com.
authors: Rakesh
authors: R
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012008:Recurrence; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18