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 - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
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 - F-18 FDG
KW - multiple myeloma
KW - PET/CT
KW - plasma cell leukemia
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U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182335fb7
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182335fb7
M3 - Article
C2 - 22064116
AN - SCOPUS:80955136531
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 36
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
IS - 12
ER -