Lymphoma and Lactic Acidosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 May;42(5):371-372. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001596.

Abstract

A 39-year-old man presented with new onset of sinus congestion, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. His laboratory tests were notable for hypercalcemia and lactic acidosis. A CT scan of the head demonstrated mild paranasal disease. CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis demonstrated omental caking with lymphadenopathy and a thickened loop of bowel in the left upper quadrant suggestive of lymphoma. All abdominal lesions seen in the CT were intensely F-FDG avid with diffuse uptake in the bone marrow. There was markedly decreased F-FDG uptake in both the brain and liver. Histopathology was positive for Burkitt lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acidosis, Lactic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pelvis / diagnostic imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18