Presentation
History of diffuse B cell lymphoma, s/p chemotherapy with EPOCH regimen
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Diffusely increased FDG bone marrow uptake
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Diffuse increased FDG uptake in all the bones likely from bone marrow reconversion, either from chemotherapy and/or if patient is receiving colony stimulating factors.
This pattern is not from metastatic disease, being so uniform.
Case Discussion
One needs to know the chemotherapy regimen, timing of last dose and if patient is receiving colony stimulating factors, which make this appearance especially likely 1.