Prostate Lymphoma Complicated With Prostatorectal Fistula and Multifocal Infection After Chemotherapy

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Mar;41(3):247-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001091.

Abstract

A 67-year-old man with a biopsy proving prostate diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was referred for an F-FDG PET/CT scan for postchemotherapy treatment monitoring. The FDG PET/CT scan revealed a significant reduction of prostate lymphoma and a prostatorectal fistula formation. The patient developed Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis, and a follow-up FDG PET/CT 3 months later revealed multifocal lung, bone, and muscle infection. The FDG PET/CT scans of this patient not only demonstrated the effectiveness of chemotherapy for prostate lymphoma but also the complications of a prostatorectal fistula and multiple infectious foci.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / complications
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Rectal Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Rectal Fistula / etiology
  • Sepsis / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18