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Burkitt's lymphoma other imaging studies
Introduction
Other Imaging Studies
Other Imaging Studies
PET and bone scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Burkitt’s lymphoma.[1]
PET scan
The following finding on PET scan may be suggestive of Burkitt’s lymphoma:
- [18F]-2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake in affected nodes or tissue[2]
Ultrasound
The following finding on ultrasound may be suggestive of Burkitt’s lymphoma:
- Thickening of organs
- Free fluid [3]
- Intussusception[4]
Bone scan
The following finding on bone scan may be suggestive of Burkitt’s lymphoma:
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- Figures A-F: demonstrate a global increase in contrast metaphyseal uptake[5]
References
References
- ↑ Burkitt lymphoma. MedlinePlus. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001308.htm Accessed on September 30, 2015
- ↑ Carrillo-Cruz E, MarÃn-Oyaga VA, Solé RodrÃguez M, Borrego-Dorado I, de la Cruz Vicente F, Quiroga Cantero E; et al. (2015). “Role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the management of Burkitt lymphoma”. Eur J Haematol. 94 (1): 23–30. doi:10.1111/ejh.12284. PMID 24520874.
- ↑ Bernardi D, Asti E, Bonavina L (2016). “Adult ileocolic intussusception caused by Burkitt lymphoma”. BMJ Case Rep. 2016. doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-218334. PMC 5174892. PMID 27920022.
- ↑ Gale HI, Gee MS, Westra SJ, Nimkin K (2016). “Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract”. World J Radiol. 8 (7): 656–67. doi:10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656. PMC 4965350. PMID 27551336.
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Jeremy Jones. Radiopaedia(original file ‘’here’’).Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
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