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Patient History:
53 year old female with High Grade NonHodgkin’s lymphoma of the cervix, after biopsy and partial removal of the tumor. The patient was referred to
base-line Ga-67 scintigraphy to establish Ga-avidity of the lesion before treatment.
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Imaging Procedure:
SPECT of the pelvis was performed 48 hours after the injection of 8 mCi Ga-67.
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Findings:
Ga-SPECT shows an area of abnormal uptake in the right pelvis. The combined image showed this uptake to be located in the lymphoma in the cervix.
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Clinical Impact – The FAM Advantage
The differential diagnosis of findings on the nuclear medicine study included physiologic excretion of Ga-67 in the bowel and uptake in the lymphoma. The combined study allowed for precise localization of the uptake in the tumor and established Ga-67 avidity of the lymphoma in this patient. This will enable further evaluation of treatment outcome using Ga-67 scintigraphy.
Images Courtesy of
Vanderbilt University
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