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FDG-PET/CT in Primary Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Hard Palate

2009; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 35; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/rlu.0b013e3181c361b2

1536-0229

Dimitrios Kalkanis, Maria Kalkani, Hilton Gomes, Fabio M. Paes, Panagiotis Sideras, George N. Sfakianakis,

Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment

An immunocompetent 78-year-old man with a remote history of Hodgkin disease was found to have a protrusion in the hard palate during routine dental care. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) was performed and demonstrated an intense hypermetabolic focus in the hard palate. Surgical biopsy of the lesion and further work-up with CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis were performed. The histopathology and immunohistochemistry findings were consistent with primary extranodal large B-cell lymphoma of the hard palate.