Open AccessAn unusual presentation of Richter's transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in liver and lung on18F-labeled fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Author(s) -
Apurva Sood,
Ashwin Singh Parihar,
Deepesh Lad,
Rajender Kumar,
Harmandeep Singh,
Bhagwant Rai Mittal
Publication year - 2020
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/ijnm.ijnm_175_19
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , positron emission tomography computed tomography , nuclear medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , computed tomography , lung , deoxyglucose , radiology
Richter's transformation (RT) is a rare complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) with unfavorable prognosis. The clinical and laboratory findings of RT are nonspecific and requires histopathological confirmation for the diagnosis. 18 F-labeled fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography ( 18 F-FDG PET/CT) has shown higher diagnostic values for the detection of transformation of CLL/SLL to aggressive lymphoma. We present a case of CLL in remission for 6 years presenting with clinical features suggestive of RT. 18 F-FDG PET/CT done in our case showed liver and lung involvement with no lymphadenopathy, which is an unusual presentation of RT.