Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the testicle and bilateral adrenals detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Yin,Yafu; Qing,Feng; Li,Xuena; Du,Bulin; Li,Na; Li,Yaming

doi:10.3892/etm.2011.300

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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the testicle and bilateral adrenals detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Authors:
- Yafu Yin
- Feng Qing
- Xuena Li
- Bulin Du
- Na Li
- Yaming Li
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Affiliations: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Heping, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China, Nuclear Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI, USA, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Heping, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
Pages: 817-820
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Published online on: June 29, 2011

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Abstract

Lymphoma, particularly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, may occur in sites other than the lymph nodes, i.e., extranodal lymphoma, which occurs in approximately 40% of total lymphoma cases. However, simultaneous detection of multiple extranodal involvements at presentation is quite uncommon. Here, we report a rare case of a 55-year-old Chinese man with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the left testicle and bilateral adrenals as determined by 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging. FDG PET/CT has been successfully employed for lymphoma diagnosis, initial staging, restaging and therapy follow-up. It is useful for assessing both nodal and extranodal involvements. In the present case of lymphoma with involvement of the testicle and bilateral adrenals, 18F-FDG PET/CT played an important role in the diagnosis and assessment of therapeutic response.

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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the testicle and bilateral adrenals detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

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