Open AccessA Rare Case of Primary Cardiac Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Imaged with <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT
Author(s) -
Seval Erhamamcı,
Nesrin Aslan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2147-1959
pISSN - 2146-1414
DOI - 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2021.60590
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography , cardiac imaging , lymphoma , cardiac pet , malignancy , pet ct , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , pathology
Primary cardiac lymphoma is an extremely rare malignancy. A few reports about the findings of 18 fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging has been presented. We report a rare case of a 70-year-old male with diagnosed primary intracardiac diffuse large B-cell lymphoma referred for 18 F-FDG PET/CT imaging for initial staging. The scan revealed an abnormal hypermetabolic gross tumoral lesion involving the right atrium and auricula. After completing three cycles of chemotherapy, post-treatment 18 F-FDG PET/CT showed complete response.