18-F FDG-PET in the staging of lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease

Haematologica. 2008 Jan;93(1):128-31. doi: 10.3324/haematol.11661.

Abstract

This bicentric study assessed retrospectively the usefulness of 18 F-FDG-PET in the staging of 31 patients with lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease (LPHD). FDG-PET and conventional explorations (CE) were performed for initial disease (n=25) or recurrence (n= 6). All the 68 involved sites were detected by PET including 5 extra-nodal lesions. Only 43 nodal sites (68%) and one splenic focus were detected by CE. PET changed staging in 9 patients (7 upstaged, 2 downstaged) and radiation fields in 3 patients. These results showed the potential role of PET in the staging of LPHD.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacology*
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis*
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18