Open AccessFluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in a giant left pectoral muscle plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma case
Author(s) -
N. Martínez-Amador,
Remedios Quirce,
I. Martínez-Rodríguez,
Blanca Lucas-Velázquez,
Cristina Fernández-MartÍnez,
Ignacio Banzo
Publication year - 2019
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_83_19
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , positron emission tomography , radiology , fluorodeoxyglucose , multiple myeloma , occult , nuclear medicine , soft tissue , pathology , alternative medicine
Extramedullary plasmacytoma is an unusual manifestation in multiple myeloma (MM). It can present as a solitary bone lesion and/or soft-tissue mass. Plasmacytoma can be presented at any location, but it is more common in the head and neck, usually without systemic involvement. The presence of plasmacytoma in MM is a predictor of rapidly progressive disease. The value of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (PET-FDG) is increasing, in the diagnosis, detection of occult lesions, and therapeutic monitoring. We describe a patient with rapidly-progressive, refractory, left pectoral muscle plasmacytoma and MM. A PET-FDG guided the therapy and allowed to identify the presence of disease relapse.