Title of article :
18F-FDG PET/CT Findings of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Involving the Whole Genitourinary System
Author/Authors :
Ömür, Özgür Ege University Faculty of Medicine - Department of Nuclear Medicine - İzmir, Turkey , Oral, Aylin Ege University Faculty of Medicine - Department of Nuclear Medicine - İzmir, Turkey , Yazıcı, Bülent Ege University Faculty of Medicine - Department of Nuclear Medicine - İzmir, Turkey
Abstract :
A sixty-two-year-old male patient underwent orchiectomy and was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the testicle and spermatic cord. 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning was performed for initial staging. 18F-FDG PET/CT scan revealed multiple hyper-metabolic lymphadenopathies, lung lesions and mass lesions in the adrenal glands and kidneys. In addition, diffuse increased 18F-FDG uptake suggesting lymphomatous infiltration on the right testicle, prostate and left testicular veins were detected. The genitourinary system involvement is extremely rare in extra-nodal lymphomas and to the best of our knowledge this is the first case in the literature having 18F-FDG accumulating lesions in all genitourinary system structures.
Keywords :
genitourinary system , PET/CT , Non-Hodgkin , 18F-FDG , extranodal lymphoma
Journal title :
Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy
