Significant Contribution of Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG PET/CT) in a Case of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting with Fever of Unknown Origin

Ferhat Arslan; Mesut Yilmaz; Tansel Çakir; Ali Mert

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1443

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Significant Contribution of Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG PET/CT) in a Case of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting with Fever of Unknown Origin

Ferhat Arslan, Mesut Yilmaz, Tansel Çakir, Ali Mert

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Keywords: positron emission tomography, fever of unknown origin, leukemia

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2014 Volume 53 Issue 7 Pages 789-791

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1443

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Abstract

The diagnostic value of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) has not been thoroughly evaluated in patients with leukemia. We herein report the case of a patient with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) presenting with fever of unknown origin (FUO) who was diagnosed after FDG PET/CT indicated diffuse bone marrow involvement.

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