Incidental Detection of a Hodgkin Lymphoma on 18F-Choline PET/CT and Comparison With 18F-FDG in a Patient With Prostate Cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Aug;40(8):670-1. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000817.

Abstract

Combined PET/CT scanning with (18)F-FDG is in current use in Hodgkin lymphoma. New tracers have been developed, such as (18)F-choline in prostate cancer. Its use is under investigation in other solid tumors (eg, brain, liver, lung). We report a case of Hodgkin lymphoma incidentally detected on (18)F-choline PET/CT in a prostate cancer patient and show a comparison with (18)F-FDG PET/CT. (18)F-choline PET/CT detected more lymph node lesions than the (18)F-FDG PET/CT for this patient. Comparative studies of the 2 tracers might help fine-tune treatments and, in particular, delineate target zones in radiation therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • fluoromethylcholine
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Choline