FDG PET/CT Findings in Abdominal Fat Necrosis After Treatment for Lymphoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 May;41(5):397-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001111.

Abstract

FDG PET/CT is now validated in non-Hodgkin lymphoma for response assessment in interim and posttreatment lymphoma. We report the case of a 62-year-old man followed by FDG PET/CT for a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, with initial stage III. The interim FDG PET/CT examination concluded in complete metabolic and morphological response of subdiaphragmatic lymphadenopathy but a persistent abnormal subdiaphragmatic uptake (SUVmax at 9 and Deauville 5-point scale at 5). Therefore, an abdominal biopsy of the corresponding nodules was conducted with a final diagnosis of diffuse fat necrosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Fat / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fat Necrosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18