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Case Report
A remarkable case of extranodal Hodgkin lymphoma monitored with F-18 FDG PET/CT
1 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
2 Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Article ID: 101245Z01NR2021
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van Rijsewijk ND, Ibrahim AA, Smeets P, Goethals I. A remarkable case of extranodal Hodgkin lymphoma monitored with F-18 FDG PET/CT. Int J Case Rep Images 2021;12:101245Z01NR2021.ABSTRACT
Although lymphomas are typically defined by enlarged lymph nodes and the involvement of other lymphoid tissues, Hodgkin’s disease may rarely present with extranodal disease. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is the current state-of-the-art imaging technique in evaluating (Hodgkin) lymphoma and is very appropriate to reveal extranodal disease. In this case, the diagnostic PET/CT scan shows that, in addition to numerous enlarged and metabolically active lymph nodes, non-lymphoid organs are also affected. In particular, the involvement of the stomach wall and the pancreas is exceptional. Furthermore, this case reflects well the value of F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging during and after treatment.
Keywords: Extranodal disease, F-18 FDG PET/CT, Hodgkin lymphoma, (Re)staging
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Author Contributions
Nick Damien van Rijsewijk - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Final approval of the version to be published
Azzam Abdalla Ibrahim - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Final approval of the version to be published
Peter Smeets - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ingeborg Goethals - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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