Integrated Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Manifestations of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Dec 2012

Research letters

Mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) represent the most common types of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs). Current guidelines recommend [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) plus computed tomography (CT) scan for staging purposes in all patients except in cases of early-stage disease (IA-IB). However, the application of FDG-PET in CTCL has not been widely documented. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the findings of FDG-PET/CT scans in 41 patients with CTCL.

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