Extramedullary hematopoiesis on F-18 FDG PET/CT in a patient with metastatic colon carcinoma

Christopher Mosley, Heather A. Jacene, Andrew Holz, David J. Grand, Richard L. Wahl

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Abstract

A 43-year-old Kuwaiti man with a history of β-thalassemia intermedia was diagnosed with lymph node-positive sigmoid adenocarcinoma and underwent left hemicolectomy. He had multiple paraspinal masses and a right middle lobe lung nodule on CT scan. F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging revealed intense metabolic activity within the pulmonary nodule and subsequent biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. The PET/CT scan also revealed mild to moderate FDG activity in multiple paraspinal thoracic masses. MRI findings were most consistent with multiple sites of extramedullary hematopoiesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)878-880
Number of pages3
JournalClinical nuclear medicine
Volume32
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2007

Keywords

  • Colon cancer
  • Extramedullary hematopoiesis
  • FDG
  • PET
  • PET/CT
  • β-thalassemia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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