Stensen Duct Relapse of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: An Unusual Pattern Detected With 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Punit Sharma, Shilpa Bhartia

Abstract

F-FDG PET/CT is now an established modality for staging and restaging high-grade lymphomas, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. We here present the case of a 51-year-old woman successfully treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Follow-up F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated an unusual site of relapse involving left Stensen (parotid) duct, which was confirmed with cytology. By identifying such unusual sites of lymphomatous involvement, F-FDG PET/CT can have significant bearing on patient management.

References

Nov 30, 2011·Cancer Imaging : the Official Publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society·Raghava KashyapSubhash Varma
Mar 21, 2013·Clinical Nuclear Medicine·Varun Singh DhullRakesh Kumar
Jun 6, 2014·Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging·Varun Singh DhullRakesh Kumar
Feb 13, 2016·Clinical Otolaryngology : Official Journal of ENT-UK ; Official Journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery·A Lieder, A Franzen
Nov 28, 2016·Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America·Gunjan L Shah, Craig H Moskowitz
Jan 18, 2017·Korean Journal of Radiology : Official Journal of the Korean Radiological Society·Hina J ShahPamela J DiPiro

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

B-Cell Lymphoma

B-cell lymphomas include lymphomas that affect B cells. This subtype of cancer accounts for over 80% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the US. Here is the latest research.

Blood And Marrow Transplantation

The use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or blood and marrow transplantation (bmt) is on the increase worldwide. BMT is used to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. Here is the latest research on bone and marrow transplantation.