Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with secondary bone marrow involvement is relatively common. However, isolated involvement of bone marrow in marginal zone type of NHL is atypical and rare. Here, we describe a patient of atypical marginal zone lymphoma with isolated bone marrow involvement who presented with weight loss and bicytopenia, where F-18 FDG PET/CT (fluorine-18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography) imaging played a pivotal role in establishing the diagnosis when conventional imaging modalities were unremarkable. The patient was successfully treated with systemic chemotherapy (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, prednisolone) and achieved complete remission, as demonstrated by a follow-up F-18 FDG PET/CT scan.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- bone marrow
- computed tomography
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- pet imaging
- mesenchymal stem cells
- case report
- weight loss
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pet ct
- hodgkin lymphoma
- bariatric surgery
- dual energy
- low dose
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- high dose
- magnetic resonance
- adipose tissue
- weight gain
- radiation therapy
- roux en y gastric bypass
- skeletal muscle
- gastric bypass
- locally advanced