<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Background. Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare form of cutaneous lymphomas, accounting for less than 1% of cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) positronemission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) findings of SPTCL before and after treatment were rarely reported.Case report. We report a case of SPTCL in which F-18 FDG PET/CT showed increased FDG accumulations in numerous subcutaneous nodules without extracutaneous disease. Contrast-enhanced CT during F-18 FDG PET/CT showed multiple minimally enhancing nodules with an infiltrative pattern in the subcutaneous layer throughout the body. Follow-up F-18 FDG PET/CT after three cycles of CHOP chemotherapy showed a complete metabolic remission of the lesions.Conclusions. F-18 FDG PET/CT is suggested to be useful in assessing the disease activity, extent and treatment response in SPTCL.</abstract>

Background. Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare form of cutaneous lymphomas, accounting for less than 1% of cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) positronemission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) findings of SPTCL before and after treatment were rarely reported.Case report. We report a case of SPTCL in which F-18 FDG PET/CT showed increased FDG accumulations in numerous subcutaneous nodules without extracutaneous disease. Contrast-enhanced CT during F-18 FDG PET/CT showed multiple minimally enhancing nodules with an infiltrative pattern in the subcutaneous layer throughout the body. Follow-up F-18 FDG PET/CT after three cycles of CHOP chemotherapy showed a complete metabolic remission of the lesions.Conclusions. F-18 FDG PET/CT is suggested to be useful in assessing the disease activity, extent and treatment response in SPTCL.

Usefulness of f-18 FDG PET/CT in subcutaneous panniculitis-like t cell lymphoma: disease extent and treatment response evaluation

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, South Korea

Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea

Radiology and Oncology

Background. Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare form of cutaneous lymphomas, accounting for less than 1% of cases of non-Hodgkin’s...

Usefulness of f-18 FDG PET/CT in subcutaneous panniculitis-like t cell lymphoma: disease extent and treatment response evaluation

Published Online: Nov 09, 2012

Page range: 279 - 283

Received: Dec 30, 2011

Accepted: Jan 21, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-012-0017-z

Keywords
subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, F-18 FDG, PET/CT

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Usefulness of f-18 FDG PET/CT in subcutaneous panniculitis-like t cell lymphoma: disease extent and treatment response evaluation

Published Online: Nov 09, 2012

Page range: 279 - 283

Received: Dec 30, 2011

Accepted: Jan 21, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-012-0017-z

Keywordssubcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, F-18 FDG, PET/CT

This content is open access.

Keywords
subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, F-18 FDG, PET/CT