Occipital Hypometabolism on FDG PET/CT Scan in a Child with Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Autor: Ozlem Ozmen, Haci Ahmet Demir, Nadide Basak Gulleroglu, Ebru Tatci, Atila Gökçek, Inci Uslu Biner
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Radiology
Case Reports in Radiology, Vol 2016 (2016)
ISSN: 2090-6862
Popis: It is known that Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) images may be helpful for evaluation of brain function in newborns. Here we described the fluorine-18 [18-F] FDG PET/CT imaging findings of encephalomalacia due to perinatal asphyxia in a child with refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL) who underwent PET/CT scan to stage the primary disease. Prominent hypometabolism was incidentally detected in the occipital regions bilaterally apart from the FDG uptakes in the malign lymphatic infiltrations. This case highlights the potential coexistence of a malignancy and a functional brain disorder.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:It is known that Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) images may be helpful for evaluation of brain function in newborns. Here we described the fluorine-18 [18-F] FDG PET/CT imaging findings of encephalomalacia due to perinatal asphyxia in a child with refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL) who underwent PET/CT scan to stage the primary disease. Prominent hypometabolism was incidentally detected in the occipital regions bilaterally apart from the FDG uptakes in the malign lymphatic infiltrations. This case highlights the potential coexistence of a malignancy and a functional brain disorder.
ISSN:20906862