Intussusception incidentally detected by FDG-PET/CT in a pediatric lymphoma patient

Ann Nucl Med. 2010 Aug;24(7):555-8. doi: 10.1007/s12149-010-0384-8. Epub 2010 May 7.

Abstract

An FDG-PET/CT scan was performed in a 14-year-old boy for the purpose of staging known lymphoma. The PET images identified the primary bowel lymphoma while the corresponding CT portion of the study found the intussusception caused by the lymphoma. The incidental finding of intussusception changed the management regime of the patient. Careful evaluation of both PET and CT images of the PET/CT is essential in providing the best patient care.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Intussusception / complications
  • Intussusception / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma / complications
  • Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18