A Low F-18 FDG Uptake in the Nasopharynx Plasmacytoma Detected by FDG PET/CT

作者:Dong, Meng-jie; Liu, Zhen-feng; Wang, Guo-lin; Zhao, Kui*; Sun, Mei-ling; Wang, Hua-tao; Yang, Shu-ye
来源:Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 2011, 36(11): 1053-1055.
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0b013e31821a2ae7

摘要

Extramedullary plasmacytomas are rare tumors. To the best of our knowledge, only very few cases have been previously reported on positron emission tomography (PET) with the glucose analog 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose (F-18 FDG), which showed markedly increased F-18 FDG accumulation in the primary lesions. We present a new case with FDG PET/CT images showing low FDG uptake in the nasopharynx plasmacytoma. Clinicians should be aware of this phenomenon and the potential for false negatives on FDG PET/CT.