Journal article
Epstein-Barr virus mimicking lymphoma on FDG-PET/CT
Clinical nuclear medicine, Vol.34(12), pp.891-893
12/2009
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181bed135
PMID: 20139824
Abstract
We report the case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with a several month history of fevers and abdominal pain. After cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) titers returned normal, FDG-PET/CT was obtained due to concern for lymphoma. FDG-PET/CT revealed a pattern of hypermetabolic activity in the adenoids, bilateral cervical lymph nodes, abdominal lymph nodes, and spleen, highly concerning for lymphoma. However, subsequent biopsy of a cervical lymph node revealed lymphadenitis consistent with EBV. This case highlights infection as the most well-known false-positive cause on FDG-PET, and how biopsy is essential to definitively distinguish malignancy from infection.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Epstein-Barr virus mimicking lymphoma on FDG-PET/CT
- Creators
- Damita L Thomas - Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. damita-thomas@uiowa.eduSergei SyrbuMichael M Graham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical nuclear medicine, Vol.34(12), pp.891-893
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181bed135
- PMID
- 20139824
- ISSN
- 0363-9762
- eISSN
- 1536-0229
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2009
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Pathology; Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984047731202771
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