18F-FDG PET/CT Finding of Primary Cardiac Lymphoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Apr;45(4):319-321. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002957.

Abstract

An 80-year-old woman experienced dyspnea. Cardiac enlargement was detected by chest radiography at a local hospital. She was admitted to our hospital, and echocardiography and CT revealed pericardial effusion and multiple tumor lesions in right atrium. F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated multiple nodular accumulations in these tumors (SUVmax, 14.5). Cytologic analysis of the pericardial fluid revealed a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is rare, and there are few reports about the F-FDG PET/CT imaging features of PCLs. In high F-FDG uptake in multiple tumors in the right atrium and large pericardial effusion, a PCL should be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18