TY - JOUR
T1 - Atypical presentation of plasma cell leukemia secondary to multiple myeloma detected by F-18 FDG PET/CT
AU - Cocciolillo, Fabrizio
AU - Treglia, Giorgio
AU - Villani, Maria Felicia
AU - Giordano, Alessandro
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We report a case of atypical muscle localization of plasma cell
leukemia (PCL), arisen from a secondary leukemic transformation of multiple
myeloma (MM), detected by F-18 FDG PET/CT. A 57-year-old woman
with a history of MM received chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation with complete treatment response. Five years later, the patient
presented a recurrence of MM and an evolution in PCL. F-18 FDG PET/CT
showed areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in some muscles of
the right leg and right thigh, corresponding to muscle localization of PCL,
therefore allowing adequate treatment planning.
AB - We report a case of atypical muscle localization of plasma cell
leukemia (PCL), arisen from a secondary leukemic transformation of multiple
myeloma (MM), detected by F-18 FDG PET/CT. A 57-year-old woman
with a history of MM received chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation with complete treatment response. Five years later, the patient
presented a recurrence of MM and an evolution in PCL. F-18 FDG PET/CT
showed areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in some muscles of
the right leg and right thigh, corresponding to muscle localization of PCL,
therefore allowing adequate treatment planning.
KW - Female
KW - Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
KW - Humans
KW - Leukemia, Plasma Cell
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Multiple Myeloma
KW - Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
KW - Whole Body Imaging
KW - Female
KW - Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
KW - Humans
KW - Leukemia, Plasma Cell
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Multiple Myeloma
KW - Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
KW - Whole Body Imaging
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41985
U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182335fb7
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182335fb7
M3 - Article
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 36
SP - e220-e220-3
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
ER -