FDG PET/CT Findings in Abdominal Fat Necrosis After Treatment for Lymphoma

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Dubreuil, J. | Moreau, A. | Sarkozy, C. | Traverse-Glehen, A. | Skanjeti, A. | Salles, G. | Giammarile, F.

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International audience. FDG PET/CT is now validated in non-Hodgkin lymphoma for response assessment in interim and posttreatment lymphoma. We report the case of a 62-year-old man followed by FDG PET/CT for a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, with initial stage III. The interim FDG PET/CT examination concluded in complete metabolic and morphological response of subdiaphragmatic lymphadenopathy but a persistent abnormal subdiaphragmatic uptake (SUVmax at 9 and Deauville 5-point scale at 5). Therefore, an abdominal biopsy of the corresponding nodules was conducted with a final diagnosis of diffuse fat necrosis

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