Author/Authors :
Uslu Biner, Inci Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey , Tatci, Ebru Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey , Ozmen, Ozlem Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey , Emir, Suna Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey , Kacar, Dilek Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL) is an uncommon subtype of pediatric non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
(NHL) which rarely involves the skin primarily. The findings of 2-deoxy-2-[F-18] fluoro-D: -glucose (FDG)
positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan of an 8-year-old boy with cutaneous Bcell
lymphoblastic lymphoma were presented. PET/CT scan demonstrated mild FDG uptake in the lesion
located on the scalp and also multiple bone metastases with increased FDG uptakes in several areas. The
importance of 18F-FDG PET/CT scan in primary staging of the patients with primary cutaneous B-LBL was
emphasized due to its impact on planning of therapy via the determination of unexpected malign infiltration
sites.
Keywords :
Precursor B-Cell Lmphoblastic Lymphoma , Cutaneous , Bone Metastasis , Child , PET/CT
