Diagnostic utility of FDG-PET in neurolymphomatosis: report of five cases

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• 作者：Hisanori Kinoshita ; Hodaka Yamakado ; Toshiyuki Kitano…
• 关键词：Neurolymphomatosis ; Lymphoma ; MRI ; FDG ; PET ; Painful neuropathy
• 刊名：Journal of Neurology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：263
• 期：9
• 页码：1719-1726
• 全文大小：1,130 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Neurology
  Neurosciences
  Neuroradiology
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-1459
• 卷排序：263

文摘

Neurolymphomatosis (NL) is a rare condition involving the infiltration of lymphoma cells into the peripheral nervous system. NL can be primary or secondary in the setting of an unknown or known hematologic malignancy, respectively. Here, we report five cases in which F-18 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG-PET/CT) had great value for diagnosing NL. Two cases were rare primary NL, and the other three were secondary NL. Clinical presentations were asymmetric sensorimotor disturbances in the extremities with or without involvement of cranial nerves. Furthermore, all patients experienced spontaneous pain in the face or affected extremities. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis was cytologically negative in two of five cases. Gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected abnormalities in the cranial nerves, nerve roots, and cauda equina in all cases except case 1 and the recurrent stage of case 2. F-18 FDG-PET/CT showed clear visualization of almost all the lymphomatous involvement of peripheral nerves and other tissues in all patients. Furthermore, F-18 FDG-PET/CT detected abnormalities including asymptomatic lesions that were not detected with MRI, and also identified the appropriate lesion for diagnostic biopsy. However, as in case 3, the lesions in the left oculomotor nerve and the cauda equina were detected only with Gd-enhanced MRI, which has superior spatial resolution. In conclusion, F-18 FDG-PET/CT is a sensitive modality that can suggest the presence of malignancy and identify appropriate places for diagnostic biopsies. It is especially useful when combined with Gd-enhanced MRI, even in patients with primary NL that is usually difficult to diagnose.