Peripheral bone involvement of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma on 99mTc-MDP bone scan and 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Aug;37(8):810-1. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31825ae70e.

Abstract

A 64-year-old man was admitted for evaluation of recently developed anemia and bone pain. The bone scan showed diffusely active lesions in the peripheral bones, symmetrically. Interestingly, 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed the hypermetabolic changes in the peripheral bones as well as the internal organs. Biopsy of bone marrow confirmed the diagnosis of intravascular B-cell lymphoma. After the 3 cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy, 18F-FDG PET/CT showed improvement of the previous hypermetabolic lesions, suggesting good response. Intravascular B-cell lymphoma is a rare and aggressive variant of diffuse large cell lymphoma characterized by proliferation of malignant cells within the vascular lumina.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Whole Body Imaging

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate