Diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for cutaneous extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type

C Liu, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, M Wang, R Liu… - Nuclear medicine …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective To evaluate the use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG) PET/computed
tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of cutaneous extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma,
nasal type (C-ENK/T-NT). Methods A total of 39 patients with newly diagnosed C-ENK/T-NT
were enrolled between May 2006 and November 2013. Anatomic regions (n= 429; five
cutaneous and six extracutaneous regions per patient) were assessed using an 18 F-FDG
PET/CT scan and conventional staging methods (CSMs). 18 F-FDG PET/CT and CSMs were …