Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Teaching NeuroImages: Diagnostic utility of FDG-PET in neurolymphomatosis

Teaching NeuroImages: Diagnostic utility of FDG-PET in neurolymphomatosis
Neurology recent issues

A 70-year-old woman with a history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma presented with left-sided facial pain. MRI of the face, orbit, and neck was negative (figure). A week later, she developed hypesthesia in a V3 distribution. Repeat MRI was again nondiagnostic but FDG-PET showed increased uptake along the left V3 branch of the trigeminal nerve, as well as in the parotid gland. Biopsy of the left parotid confirmed recurrent lymphoma.

Original Article: http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/short/81/1/e3?rss=1

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