ABSTRACT: We report a rare case of thymic Hodgkin lymphoma that occurred in an elderly patient and detected by F-FDG PET/CT. A 77-year-old woman with fever of unknown origin underwent F-FDG PET/CT scanning, which showed an area of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in a mediastinal mass corresponding to a thymic lesion at CT scan. On the basis of the PET/CT findings, the patient was referred to surgery with the clinical suspicious of a thymoma. Histological examination demonstrated the presence of a primary thymic Hodgkin lymphoma instead.
Giordano, A., Lococo, F., Petrone, G., Stefanelli, A., Carnassale, G., Calcagni, M. L., Granone, P., Treglia, G., A Rare Case of Primary Thymic Hodgkin Lymphoma in an Elderly Patient Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT., <<CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE>>, 2013; 38 (5): e236-238. [doi:10.1097/rlu.0b013e318252e01b] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41982]
A Rare Case of Primary Thymic Hodgkin Lymphoma in an Elderly Patient Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Giordano, Alessandro;Lococo, Filippo;Petrone, Gianluigi;Stefanelli, Antonella;Carnassale, Giulia;Calcagni, Maria Lucia;Granone, Pierluigi;Treglia, Giorgio
2013
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ABSTRACT: We report a rare case of thymic Hodgkin lymphoma that occurred in an elderly patient and detected by F-FDG PET/CT. A 77-year-old woman with fever of unknown origin underwent F-FDG PET/CT scanning, which showed an area of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in a mediastinal mass corresponding to a thymic lesion at CT scan. On the basis of the PET/CT findings, the patient was referred to surgery with the clinical suspicious of a thymoma. Histological examination demonstrated the presence of a primary thymic Hodgkin lymphoma instead.
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