title: Occipital Hypometabolism on FDG PET/CT Scan in a Child with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
abstract: It is known that Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) images may be helpful for evaluation of brain function in newborns. Here we described the fluorine-18 [18-F] FDG PET/CT imaging findings of encephalomalacia due to perinatal asphyxia in a child with refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL) who underwent PET/CT scan to stage the primary disease. Prominent hypometabolism was incidentally detected in the occipital regions bilaterally apart from the FDG uptakes in the malign lymphatic infiltrations. This case highlights the potential coexistence of a malignancy and a functional brain disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Inci
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8460-6004
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uslu Biner
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tatci
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozmen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gokcek
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Haci Ahmet
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ankara Hematology Oncology Children's Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nadide Basak
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Gulleroglu