The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in pediatric lymph-node acute lymphoblastic leukemia involvement.
In pediatric oncology, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is emerging as an essential diagnostic tool in characterizing suspicious neoplastic lesions and staging malignant diseases. Most studies regarding the possible role of FDG-PET/CT in the management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients are limited to adults. Here we report a pediatric patient with recurrent ALL, in which FDG-PET/CT was used both to define more precisely the cause of lymphadenopathy and to assess the effect of the second-line therapy.
Angelina
A
Cistaro
Francesco
F
Saglio
Sebastian
S
Asaftei
Piercarlo
P
Fania
Massimo
M
Berger
Franca
F
Fagioli
ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET, positron emission tomography