Open AccessF18 FDG positron emission tomography revelation of primary testicular lymphoma with concurrent multiple extra nodal involvement
Author(s) -
Mohana Vamsy,
PS Dattatreya,
Megha Parakh,
Monal Dayal,
Vvs Prabhakar Rao
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.116816
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , lymphoma , nodal , nuclear medicine , radiology , tomography , pathology
Primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) a relatively rare disease of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas occurring with a lesser incidence of 1-2% has a propensity to occur at later ages above 50 years. PTL spreads to extra nodal sites due to deficiency of extra cellular adhesion molecules. We present detection of multiple sites of extra nodal involvement of PTL by F-18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography study aiding early detection of the dissemination thus aiding in staging and management.