title: Prostate Lymphoma Complicated With Prostatorectal Fistula and Multifocal Infection After Chemotherapy.
abstract: A 67-year-old man with a biopsy proving prostate diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was referred for an F-FDG PET/CT scan for postchemotherapy treatment monitoring. The FDG PET/CT scan revealed a significant reduction of prostate lymphoma and a prostatorectal fistula formation. The patient developed Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis, and a follow-up FDG PET/CT 3 months later revealed multifocal lung, bone, and muscle infection. The FDG PET/CT scans of this patient not only demonstrated the effectiveness of chemotherapy for prostate lymphoma but also the complications of a prostatorectal fistula and multiple infectious foci.
authors.affiliation: From the *School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; †Departments of Nuclear Medicine, ‡Hematology, and §Urology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pan-Fu
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Juey-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Pei-Ching
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Yu-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18