title: The role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with mycosis fungoides.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study is to evaluate the possible role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET-CT) in the management of mycosis fungoides (MF).
  
  
  METHODS
  Nineteen patients (mean age, 40.6 years; median age 41 years; 16 males and 3 females) with risk of secondary lymph node (LN) involvement (those with large cell transformation, tumors, erythroderma, or enlarged LNs on physical examination) were included in the study. All patients underwent PET-CT scan by injecting 0.06 mCi/kg of F18 FDG. The maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) was recorded for each patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The (18)F-FDG PET-CT was positive in 15 patients. PET-CT detected local cutaneous disease in 13 cases. The range of SUVmax is 2.8-14.1. Out of 19 patients, hypermetabolic adenopathy is found in 9 patients and visceral involvement in one.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the study population is small our findings suggests that (18)F-FDG PET-CT can detect cutaneous and extracutaneous lesions in MF and may guide biopsies especially in patients with risk of secondary LN involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Eiman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alanteri
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Sharjeel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Fahad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marafi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Abulredha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esmail
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Rehab S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Elhagracy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alshemmari
keywords: Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography; mycosis fungoides