Follicular Lymphoma mimicking Metastatic Nodes on the F-18 FDG PET/CT and MRI for Staging of Endometrial Cancer
10.1007/s13139-016-0458-1
- Author:
Seok Nam YOON
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cheil General Hospital, Women Cancer Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. snyoon@cgh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endometrial carcinoma;
Lymphadenopathy;
Lymphoma;
PET/CT
- MeSH:
B-Lymphocytes;
Carcinoma, Endometrioid;
Diagnosis;
Endometrial Neoplasms;
Endometrium;
Female;
Glucose;
Humans;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, Follicular;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;
Uterine Hemorrhage
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018;52(2):159-161
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A 53-year-old woman was diagnosed with endometrial carcinoma by vaginal bleeding. F-18 fluorodeoxy glucose positron emission tomography PET/CT (F-18 FDG PET/CT) scan for staging showed intense focal FDG uptake in the endometrium suggesting endometrial malignancy. PET/CT showed multiple node uptakes in the pericaval region, paraaortic region, common iliac, and both internal iliac and external iliac regions suggesting multiple pelvic and retroperitoneal node metastases. MRI showed multiple metastatic lymphadenopathy in the retroperitoneum and pelvic cavity. Pathologic diagnosis performed with dissected pelvic and paraaortic nodes was confirmed as a follicular malignant lymphoma positive for B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2) stain, not the metastatic node of primary endometrioid carcinoma.
