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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2013; 19(12): 1992-1996
Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1992
Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1992
Table 1 Patients detected to have primary follicular lymphoma of gastrointestinal tract by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography
| Case No. | Age (yr) | Sex | Diagnosis(WHO grade) | Clinical stage(Lugano) | FLIPI | Locations in GI tract | Endoscopic appearances | PET-CT |
| 1 | 52 | M | FL (grade 1) | I | Low | Duodenum descending portion-duodenojejunal flexure | Dense cluster of whitish granules | (+) descending portion and duodenojejunal flexure of duodenum |
| Jejunum | Cluster of whitish granules | (-) | ||||||
| Terminal ileum | Normal lymph follicles | (-) | ||||||
| 2 | 62 | F | FL (grade 1) | II2 | Intermediate | Jejunum | Swelling and thickening of folds | (+) jejunum |
| Ileum | Normal lymph follicles | (-) | ||||||
| 3 | 66 | F | FL (grade 1) | II2 | Intermediate | Papilla vater | Mild swelling and erosion | (-) |
| Jejunum | Sparse cluster of small nodules | (-) | ||||||
| Ileum | Sparse cluster of small nodules | (-) | ||||||
| Terminal ileum-ileocecal valve | Dense cluster of granules and nodules | (+) ileocecal valve | ||||||
| 4 | 61 | F | FL (grade 1) | IV | High | Duodenal bulb | Rough mucosa | (-) |
| Duodenum descending portion-jejunum | Cluster of numerous whitish granules | (+) duodenum-jejunum | ||||||
| Ileum | Multiple ulcers with irregular margin | (+) ileum |
- Citation: Tari A, Asaoku H, Kunihiro M, Tanaka S, Yoshino T. Usefulness of positron emission tomography in primary intestinal follicular lymphoma. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(12): 1992-1996
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i12/1992.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1992