Journal of Medical Case Reports (Jul 2011)

Pulmonary intravascular lymphoma diagnosed by 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-guided transbronchial lung biopsy in a man with long-term survival: a case report

  • Hayashi Katsumi,
  • Kimura Fumihiko,
  • Kobayashi Ayako,
  • Kobayashi Hideo,
  • Kanoh Soichiro,
  • Miyazaki Koji,
  • Isoda Kikuo,
  • Niida Tomiharu,
  • Kusuhara Masatoshi,
  • Ohsuzu Fumitaka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-295
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 295

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Abstract Introduction 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography can detect the pulmonary involvement of intravascular lymphoma that presents no abnormality in a computed tomography scan. Case presentation We report the case of a 61-year-old Japanese man who had pulmonary intravascular lymphoma and no computed tomography abnormality. We were able to make an antemortem diagnosis of pulmonary intravascular lymphoma by transbronchial lung biopsy according to 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings. He is free of recurrent disease 24 months after chemotherapy. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a long-term survivor of pulmonary intravascular lymphoma diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsy under the guide of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.