18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Primary Gastric Lymphoma

J Nucl Med Technol. 2016 Dec;44(4):263-264. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.116.176842. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

Abstract

Primary gastric lymphoma (PGL) accounts for less than 4% of gastric neoplasms. 18F-FDG PET with simultaneously acquired CT (18F-FDG PET/CT) allows for staging and differentiation from other gastric cancers. Rapid diagnosis and staging are important because chemotherapeutic response is generally favorable. We describe a case of an 83-y-old woman with stage II1 PGL. 18F-FDG PET/CT can be helpful to differentiate various gastric masses and is an important factor in the staging of PGL.

Keywords: GI; PET; PET/CT; gastric cancer; gastrointestinal; lymphoma; oncology; primary gastric lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Supplementary concepts

  • Familial primary gastric lymphoma