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CC BY 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2023; 22(04): 297-299
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774734
Case Report

FDG PET-CT in Clinical Management of a Rare Case of Primary Hepatic Lymphoma: Role and Challenges

Tarun Kumar Jain 
1   Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Naveen Gupta
2   Department of Medical Oncology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Hemant Malhotra
2   Department of Medical Oncology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Lalit Mohan Sharma
2   Department of Medical Oncology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Abstract

The common differential diagnoses for multiple space-occupying hepatic lesions (SOL) are metastases, multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma, and abscess. Primary hepatic lymphomas are rare entities that present many challenges with regard to their management. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography is extensively used for the staging and response assessment of lymphomas but it can be challenging and difficult to interpret in cases with isolated liver involvement. We hereby present the case of an 82-year-old lady who presented with multiple liver SOL.

Keywords

primary hepatic lymphomas - FDG PET-CT - response assessment - Deauville score - SUVmax


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Article published online:
04 December 2023

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