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- Title
Neurolymphomatosis of brachial plexus: A rare clinical presentation and the role of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT.
- Authors
Rasheed, Rashid; Al-Kandari, Fareeda; Rizvi, Syed Faheem Askari; Usmani, Sharjeel
- Abstract
Neurolymphomatosis (NLY) is a type of rare disease with poor prognosis, characterized by infiltration of nerves, nerve roots and plexus. We report a case of 54-years old female patient non-diabetic and normotensive diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with pain in the neck and arm and numbness in the ipsilateral hand. The patient underwent 18F fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT scan, which showed increased tracer accumulation in the right neck and supraclavicular region in the brachial plexus. 18F-FDG PETCT is highly sensitive technique for early localization of NLY than MRI or CT alone.
- Subjects
BRACHIAL plexus; CHRONIC lymphocytic leukemia; NECK pain
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2020, Vol 28, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
1681-2824
- Publication type
Article