title: Imaging by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with cellulitis.
abstract: Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) quite often present in the neck but are seldom accompanied with cellulitis at the first diagnosis of the disease. We report a 56 year old woman with gradually neck swelling, which was initially treated as cellulitis. After examined by ultrasonography, computed tomography and after pathologically assessments, the diagnosis of large B-cell lymphoma was made. This case highlights the usefulness of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT) in staging and assessing treatment response in NHL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. shi.hongcheng@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors.forename: Yiqiu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Beilei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Hongcheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18