PET/CT imaging in management of concomitant Hodgkin lymphoma and tuberculosis - a problem solver tool.
Nina JehannoThibaut Cassou-MounatAnne Vincent-SalomonMarie LuporsiManel BedouiFrédérique KuhnowskiPublished in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Infectious lymph nodes mimicking lymphoma is challenging for accurate staging. Although 18F-FDG is a nonspecific tracer accumulating not only in tumor cells but also in inflammatory tissues, the metabolic features and uptake kinetics give valuable information: 18F-FDG PET/CT appears as a useful problem solver tool in ambiguous situation.