Detection of Residual Tumor With 68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT in a Patient With Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and Concurrent John Cunningham Virus-Related Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Oct;45(10):792-794. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003250.

Abstract

A 75-year-old man diagnosed with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) complained of neurological symptoms. Baseline F-FDG PET/CT showed diffusely increased radioactivity in the bone marrow and decreased FDG uptake in the right cerebellum. After rituximab-containing immunochemotherapy, the patient had clinically partial response of WM, but the cerebellar lesion was enlarged. Repeated F-FDG PET/CT was similar to the baseline. Ga-pentixafor PET/CT detected residual tumor of WM in occipital bone and cervical lymph nodes, but there was no uptake in the cerebellar lesion. Finally, John Cunningham virus-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy was confirmed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coordination Complexes*
  • Humans
  • JC Virus / physiology*
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / complications*
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / virology*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Peptides, Cyclic*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / complications*
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / pathology
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / therapy

Substances

  • 68Ga-pentixafor
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Rituximab