False negative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in primary b-cell lymphoma of the bone

We present a case of a 15-year-old male with primary bone lymphoma who was initially referred for suspicion of chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible. A bone scan and gallium scan demonstrated congruent uptake in the mandible, suggestive of chronic osteomyelitis. A biopsy subsequently showed B-cell l...

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Published in:	World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Main Authors:	Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau, Patrick Martineau, Raymond Lambert, Sophie Turpin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-04-01
Subjects:	fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ki-67 primary bone lymphoma
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.203070