18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in a patient with solitary primary sacral lymphoma

Hell J Nucl Med. 2020 Sep-Dec;23(3):356-357. doi: 10.1967/s002449912215. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

Abstract

Solitary primary bone lymphoma of the sacrum is rare. We report a case of a 77-year-old male patient who presented with unexplained numbness and pain in the right lower extremity for over 2 months. Tumor markers and other laboratory were unremarkable. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) revealed a solitary osteolytic bone lesion of the sacrum with intense 18F-FDG uptake (SUVmax=10.7). The subsequent biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. After one cycle of R-CHOP, the neurological symptoms of the patient improved significantly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sacrum* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals