Cat-Scratch Disease: A Pitfall for Lymphoma Evaluation by FDG-PET/CT. (February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dubreuil, Julien; Dony, Arthur; Salles, Gilles; Traverse-Glehen, Alexandra; Giammarile, Francesco; Skanjeti, Andrea
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 42:Number 2(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Subjects: Hodgkin disease -- FDG -- PET/CT -- cat-scratch disease -- pitfalls; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001492
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: FDG-PET/CT is a standard of care in staging and response assessment of Hodgkin lymphoma. Hence, it is important to recognize pitfalls owing to the potential therapeutic impact. We report a case of a 29-year-old woman affected by stage III bulky Hodgkin lymphoma. The interim FDG-PET/CT showed a complete metabolic response. After three new cycles of chemotherapy, the patient showed fever and lymphadenopathy at clinic examination, PET/CT revealed several FDG uptakes at lymph nodes in inguinal and iliac region. Pathologic analyses, after biopsy and serologic examinations, led to the diagnosis of cat-scratch disease.