Open AccessPrimary germ cell tumor of testes with extensive lymph nodal and splenic metastases masquerading lymphoma on 18-F-FDG PET/CT
Author(s) -
Sarthak Tripathy,
Anirban Mukherjee,
Chandrasekhar Bal,
Madhavi Tripathi,
Saumyaranjan Mallick,
Shamim Ahmed Shamim
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.4103/0972-3919.202243
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph , lymphoma , nodal , germ cell tumors , biopsy , neoplasm , pathology , germ cell , spleen , radiology , chemotherapy , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Germ cell tumors (GCT) account for the 95% of the malignancies associated with testes. They are the most common solid malignancies affecting the males in the age group of 15-35 years. It is known to be bilateral in 3% of cases. We herein present FDG PET-CT findings of a case with biopsy proven GCT with multiple lymph nodal and splenic metastases mimicking lymphomatous neoplasm.