Extramedullary Involvement of Mast Cell Leukemia Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Jul;41(7):578-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001207.

Abstract

Mast cell leukemia (MCL) is a very rare subtype of systemic mastocytosis, characterized by the leukemic expansion of immature mast cells. We present a case of MCL with extramedullary involvement of cervical lymph node and lung demonstrated by the initial F-FDG PET/CT scan. After a transient complete remission by induction chemotherapy and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, the follow-up PET/CT showed extensive extramedullary relapse involving multiple lymph nodes and small bowel. F-FDG PET/CT may be a useful tool to comprehensively stage and follow-up MCL.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Mast-Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Leukemia, Mast-Cell / pathology
  • Leukemia, Mast-Cell / therapy
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18