Metachronous presentation of small-cell rectal carcinoma on an 18F-FDG PET/CT follow-up for follicular lymphoma

Yousuf Qaseem, BS; Joanna Fair, MD, PhD; Sanaz Behnia, MD; Saeed Elojeimy, MD, PhD

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.04.016

Radiology Case Reports (Sep 2017)

Metachronous presentation of small-cell rectal carcinoma on an 18F-FDG PET/CT follow-up for follicular lymphoma

Yousuf Qaseem, BS,
Joanna Fair, MD, PhD,
Sanaz Behnia, MD,
Saeed Elojeimy, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Yousuf Qaseem, BS: Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, MSC 10-5530, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Joanna Fair, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, MSC 10-5530, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Sanaz Behnia, MD: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Saeed Elojeimy, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, MSC 10-5530, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.04.016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. 632 – 634

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We present a case of a 60-year-old woman with history of follicular lymphoma in remission presenting for an 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for suspected recurrence. Imaging showed widespread hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy consistent with lymphoma recurrence. A 3-month 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography follow-up after chemotherapy showed resolution of hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy but multiple new hepatic lesions and a new subtle rectal lesion. Biopsies of both hepatic and rectal lesions revealed new diagnosis of metachronous high-grade small-cell carcinoma.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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