Published August 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Diffuse Bone Marrow Uptake of 99mTc-MIBI in A Case of Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma

  • 1. Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a subtype of diffuse large cell lymphoma, characterized by proliferation of lymphoid cells in the intravascular space of various organs without causing a mass effect. Although 18F-FDG PET is a powerful imaging tool in lymphoma, the usefulness of 18F-FDG PET in the assessment of IVLBCL is still controversial. 99mTc-MIBI, a tumor imaging radiopharmaceutical with a different mechanism from that of 18F-FDG, has been reported to be also effective in lymphoma. However, there is nearly no report on the efficacy of 99mTc-Mibg in the assessment of IVLBCL. We present one case of IVLBCL that showed 99mTc-MIBI accumulation in the involved bone marrow as an incidental finding, which was discrepant from that of 18F-FDG PET

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Journal Title
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
4
Series
20 refs, 5 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 352-356
ISSN
1975-129X