From the Departments of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT.
Radiology.
Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Apr;44(4):e296-e297. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002425.
T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia is a rare form of leukemia, caused by clonal proliferation of cytotoxic T-cells, characterized by modest lymphocytosis and cytopenias of other lineage with hepatosplenomegaly and relatively rare lymph nodal involvement. Involvement of other organs is extremely rare. It is predominantly an indolent disease and most of patients remain asymptomatic for a long period. We present a rare case of aggressive form (CD56 positive) of large granular lymphocytic leukemia with atypical presentations mimicking pleural malignancy on F-FDG PET/CT.
T 细胞大颗粒淋巴细胞白血病是一种罕见的白血病,由细胞毒性 T 细胞克隆性增殖引起,其特征为中等程度的淋巴细胞增多和其他谱系的血细胞减少,伴有肝脾肿大和相对罕见的淋巴结累及。其他器官受累极为罕见。它主要是一种惰性疾病,大多数患者在很长一段时间内无症状。我们报告了一例罕见的侵袭性(CD56 阳性)大颗粒淋巴细胞白血病病例,其表现不典型,在 F-FDG PET/CT 上类似于胸膜恶性肿瘤。