18F-FDG PET/CT in Waldenström associated amyloidosis

Hell J Nucl Med. 2023 Jan-Apr;26(1):70-72. doi: 10.1967/s002449912557. Epub 2023 Apr 11.

Abstract

Amyloidoisis in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) mostly involves the heart, peripheral nerves and kidneys. Retroperitoneal amyloidosis is a rare finding. We describe a 62-year-old man with an incidental finding of a monoclonal gammopathy and elevated inflammatory parameters. Bilateral moderately active retroperitoneal infiltration with punctiform calcifications was found on fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging. Taken together, these findings are suggestive of Waldenström associated amyloidosis. Computed tomography-guided retroperitoneal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis* / complications
  • Amyloidosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography* / methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals