11C-Methionine-Avid Plasmablastic Lymphoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Nov;42(11):872-873. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001803.

Abstract

A 73-year-old woman had a diagnosis of a plasmablastic lymphoma by the excision of the right parotid gland. Two years after the diagnosis, the patient underwent a whole-body C-methionine PET/CT in order to evaluate the amino acid avidity of a scalp metastasis and for plasmablastic lymphoma restaging. C-methionine uptake was detected in the scalp, in several bone sites, and in the cricoid cartilage. Plasmablastic lymphoma is a subtype of B-cell lymphoma with an aggressive behavior and a poor prognosis. C-methionine appears to be a promising tracer for paraprotein-producing neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carbon Radioisotopes*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Methionine*
  • Plasmablastic Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*

Substances

  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Carbon-11
  • Methionine