Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Hospital, Japan.
Center for Comprehensive Genomic Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan.
Intern Med. 2021 Oct 1;60(19):3155-3160. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7180-21. Epub 2021 Apr 5.
A 72-year-old man presented with chorea while undergoing treatment for recurrence of nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma with T follicular helper (TFH) phenotype. An examination by brain N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine (I-IMP)-single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) revealed no abnormalities other than a decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the left striatum. After four courses of salvage chemotherapy, his clinical symptoms and asymmetric cerebral perfusion improved, suggesting that the decreased CBF had caused chorea. The significance of brain SPECT has not been fully clarified in patients with chorea-associated malignant lymphoma, warranting further investigations. Brain SPECT is an alternative approach to identify abnormalities in such patients.
一位 72 岁男性在接受复发的淋巴结外周 T 细胞淋巴瘤伴滤泡辅助 T 细胞(TFH)表型治疗时出现舞蹈症。脑 N-异丙基-p-碘代安非他命(I-IMP)单光子发射计算机断层扫描(SPECT)检查除左侧纹状体脑血流(CBF)减少外无其他异常。经过四个疗程的挽救性化疗,他的临床症状和不对称性脑灌注改善,提示 CBF 减少引起了舞蹈症。脑 SPECT 在伴发舞蹈症的恶性淋巴瘤患者中的意义尚未完全阐明,需要进一步研究。脑 SPECT 是识别此类患者异常的一种替代方法。