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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
<strong>Imaging</strong> <strong>Non</strong>-Hodgkin’s<br />
<strong>Non</strong> Hodgkin’s<br />
<strong>Lymphoma</strong><br />
Guibenson Hyppolite<br />
Harvard Medical School Year III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD
Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Our Patient: Ms. M<br />
September 2004<br />
Ms. M: 24 year old female<br />
Chief Complaint: stabbing chest pain, SOB<br />
Review of Systems: no fevers, sweats, chills, or<br />
weight loss<br />
Past Medical History: status post appendectomy<br />
one year prior; EBV infection two years prior<br />
Social History: past cocaine use<br />
Family History: diabetes, heart disease<br />
Physical Examination: unremarkable<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Chest X-ray X ray Findings<br />
PA Trachea<br />
Silhouetting out of right heart border<br />
PACS, BIDMC<br />
Lateral<br />
September 2004<br />
Soft-tissue density in<br />
retrosternal area<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
Ms. M’s Thoracic CT with Contrast<br />
PACS, BIDMC<br />
RV<br />
LV<br />
Lobular soft tissue mass in<br />
anterior mediastinum with<br />
mass effect on heart<br />
RV, right ventricle<br />
LV, left ventricle<br />
Aorta<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
Anterior Mediastinal Anatomy<br />
Clemente CD. Anatomy: A Regional Atlas of the Human Body. Fig. 152.<br />
Thyroid<br />
Thymus<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Mediastinal Lymph Nodes<br />
Clemente CD. Anatomy: A Regional Atlas of the Human Body. Fig. 187.<br />
September 2004<br />
Superior Anterior<br />
Mediastinal Lymph<br />
Nodes: 34%<br />
involvement in NHL<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Thymoma<br />
Thyroid Mass<br />
Teratoma<br />
<strong>Lymphoma</strong><br />
Differential Diagnosis<br />
September 2004<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Patient 2: Thymoma<br />
Most common anterior<br />
mediastinal mass in adults<br />
40% present with parathymic<br />
syndromes: myasthenia<br />
gravis, aplastic anemia, red<br />
cell aplasia<br />
Features<br />
– Asymmetric location on<br />
one side<br />
– Homogenous density<br />
– Some have cystic<br />
components<br />
– 20% have calcifications<br />
Thoracic CT<br />
Courtesy of Fabio Komlos, MD, BIDMC<br />
September 2004<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Thyroid Mass<br />
September 2004<br />
Well defined mass contiguous with cervical<br />
thyroid<br />
Tracheal displacement common on CXR<br />
Heterogenous density on CT with marked<br />
contrast enhancement<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Thoracic CT<br />
Tracheal deviation<br />
Patient 3: Thyroid Mass<br />
Hypodense center<br />
Soft tissue density<br />
peripherally<br />
www.medscape.com/.../ 91/449156/449156_fig.html<br />
September 2004<br />
•Well Well defined mass<br />
contiguous with cervical<br />
thyroid<br />
•Tracheal Tracheal displacement<br />
common on CXR<br />
•Heterogenous<br />
Heterogenous density<br />
on CT with marked<br />
contrast enhancement<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Teratoma<br />
September 2004<br />
20% malignant; all are surgically removed<br />
Typically present as large mass lesions<br />
Variable tissue content: calcification in<br />
30%, fat or fat-fluid fat fluid levels, cystic areas,<br />
soft tissue<br />
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Thoracic CT<br />
Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Patient 4: Teratoma<br />
Courtesy of Fabio Komlos, MD, BIDMC<br />
September 2004<br />
Calcific density<br />
Fat & soft-tissue<br />
densities<br />
Notice the size!<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Hodgkin’s<br />
Reed-Sternberg Reed Sternberg cells<br />
90% originate in lymph<br />
node<br />
95% superior mediastinal<br />
nodal<br />
Contiguous progression<br />
Incidence: 1:50,000<br />
Bimodal age distribution:<br />
30 & 70<br />
<strong>Lymphoma</strong><br />
September 2004<br />
<strong>Non</strong>-Hodgkin’s<br />
<strong>Non</strong> Hodgkin’s<br />
Heterogeneous group<br />
60% originate in lymph<br />
nodes<br />
85% from B cells; 15%<br />
from T cells<br />
Occurs in all age groups<br />
(mean age 50 years)<br />
Increased incidence in<br />
patients with altered<br />
immune status<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Mediastinal Mass Biopsy<br />
www.mrcmedical.it/ aemedical.htm<br />
September 2004<br />
•Median sternotomy procedure<br />
•3-4 cm incision through the<br />
skin and subcutaneous tissue<br />
•To the right of the sternum,<br />
between the first and second<br />
ribs<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Uniform, small<br />
undifferentiated cells<br />
with basophilic<br />
cytoplasm<br />
Tingible-body<br />
Tingible body<br />
macrophages: starry-<br />
sky pattern<br />
Tissue Histology<br />
Diagnosis: Burkitt’s <strong>Lymphoma</strong><br />
September 2004<br />
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Image, http://individual.uptodateonline.com/application/topic/print.asp?file=lymphoma/14479&type=A&selectedTitle=1~17
Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
http://individual.uptodateonline.com/application/topic/print.asp?file=lymphoma/6348<br />
September 2004<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Patient 5: Endemic Burkitt’s<br />
Burkitt’s <strong>Lymphoma</strong><br />
•Endemic (African) and non-endemic (American) forms<br />
•Most often in children and immunocompromised hosts<br />
•Tumors originate from EBV-infected B cells<br />
•t(8,14) translocation and activation of c-myc<br />
Patient 6: <strong>Non</strong>-endemic Burkitt’s<br />
http://individual.uptodateonline.com/application/topic/print.asp?file=lymphoma/14479&type=A&selectedTitle=1~17<br />
September 2004<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
NHL: Epidemiology & Risk Factors<br />
Epidemiology *<br />
Epidemiology<br />
– Incidence: 15.1 per 100,000 persons per year in U.S.<br />
– 73% increase since 1970’s<br />
– Steady increase due in part to AIDS pandemic<br />
– Subtypes differ in frequency between age groups<br />
Risk Factors<br />
– Transplant patients<br />
– AIDS<br />
– Congenital immunodeficiency<br />
– Collagen vascular diseases: RA, SLE<br />
– Infectious agents: EBV, H. H. pylori pylori<br />
* Grainger, p. 1401<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
Staging <strong>Non</strong>-Hodgkin’s <strong>Non</strong> Hodgkin’s <strong>Lymphoma</strong><br />
Stage Stage Site Site of of Involvement<br />
Involvement<br />
I Single lymph node region (I) or single<br />
extralymphatic organ or site (IE)<br />
II Two or more lymph node regions on the<br />
same side of the diaphragm (II) or one or<br />
more lymph node regions plus and<br />
extralymphatic site (IIE)<br />
III Lymph nodes of both sides of the diaphragm<br />
IV One or more extralymphatic organs with or<br />
without lymph node involvement<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
<strong>Imaging</strong> Modalities: <strong>Lymphoma</strong><br />
Plain film<br />
CT<br />
MRI<br />
Ultrasound<br />
Nuclear Medicine (Gallium Scanning &<br />
FDG-PET) FDG PET)<br />
Fusion <strong>Imaging</strong> (PET-CT) (PET CT)<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Plain Film<br />
September 2004<br />
25-40% 25 40% of NHL patients present with thoracic<br />
node involvement<br />
Pulmonary parenchymal abnormalities: alveolar<br />
opacities & peribronchial disease<br />
Skeletal imaging indicated for bony pain or if<br />
pathological fracture is suspected<br />
Bony lesions are mostly osteolytic<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Computed Tomography<br />
Modality of choice for staging and follow-up follow up<br />
Ability to demonstrate enlarged lymph nodes<br />
throughout the body<br />
Detection of soft tissue pathology<br />
Limitation: distinguishing active tumor from<br />
fibrotic mass<br />
September 2004<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Scout view of Ms. M<br />
PACS, BIDMC<br />
Computed Tomography<br />
Liver<br />
Ms. M’s Abdomen<br />
Aorta<br />
Kidneys<br />
No evidence of abdominal lymphoma<br />
September 2004<br />
Pancreas<br />
Spleen<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Metastasis to Liver & Spleen<br />
Patient 7 Patient 8<br />
•Note the size of liver and spleen<br />
•Nodular low-density mass in spleen<br />
•B-cell lymphoma<br />
•Nodular infiltration of liver<br />
•Diffuse large B-cell NHL<br />
http://individual.uptodateonline.com/application/topic/print.asp?file=lymphoma/13075&type=A&selectedTitle=1~203<br />
September 2004<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
Magnetic Resonance <strong>Imaging</strong><br />
Modality of choice to evaluate CNS<br />
involvement<br />
Extremely sensitive in detecting bone<br />
marrow involvement<br />
Lymph nodes are low-intermediate<br />
low intermediate<br />
attenuation on T1 and intermediate-high<br />
intermediate high<br />
on T2<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Ms. M’s Brain MRI<br />
Sagittal T1 MRI Axial T2 MRI<br />
Leptomeninges: common site<br />
of metastatic CNS lymphoma<br />
PACS, BIDMC<br />
Arachnoid Cyst<br />
No CNS lymphoma was detected in Ms. M.<br />
September 2004<br />
Typical site of<br />
primary CNS<br />
lymphoma<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Ultrasound<br />
Confirming that a palpable mass is fact nodal<br />
September 2004<br />
Lymph node enlargement readily seen in celiac region,<br />
splenic hilum and porta hepatis<br />
Feature: uniform hypoechoic lobulated masses<br />
Detection of tumor involvement in liver, kidney, spleen<br />
or testes<br />
Limitations: entire retroperitoneum cannot be shown,<br />
findings are nonspecific<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
Patient 9: Testicular Ultrasound<br />
Large anechoic mass<br />
Arrows outline edge of testis<br />
Biopsy proved to be lymphoma<br />
http://individual.uptodateonline.com/application/topic/print.asp?file=lymphoma/13075&type=A&selectedTitle=1~203<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Gallium Scanning<br />
September 2004<br />
Adjunctive for staging<br />
Detection of residual disease or relapse<br />
after treatment<br />
Sites of involvement take up Gallium and<br />
appear as bright “gallium avid” areas<br />
Caveat: Gallium uptake nonspecific, scan<br />
must be done before treatment, not useful<br />
in nonavid tumors<br />
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Gallium avid area<br />
Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Ms. M: Gallium Scanning<br />
•Initial whole body scan after presentation<br />
•Five days after intravenous injection of tracer<br />
•Intense uptake in mediastium & mildly in liver<br />
September 2004<br />
•Three months into treatment<br />
•Three days after injection of tracer<br />
•Disappearance of gallium-avid<br />
disease in the thorax<br />
Images: PACS, BIDMC<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
FDG-PET FDG PET<br />
September 2004<br />
2-Fluorine Fluorine-18 18 Fluoro-2-Deoxy Fluoro Deoxy D-Glucose D Glucose<br />
Accumulates in highly metabolic cells via<br />
glycolytic pathway<br />
Evaluation of residual mass during and<br />
after treatment<br />
Sensitivity (86%) and specificity (100%)<br />
higher than CT (86% & 67% respectively)<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Fusion <strong>Imaging</strong>: PET-CT PET CT<br />
Integration of both biological and<br />
anatomical information during a single<br />
examination<br />
Role: staging, response to treatment,<br />
follow-up follow up<br />
September 2004<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Patient 10: PET-CT PET CT<br />
Axial CT PET Scan PET-CT<br />
September 2004<br />
•Tonsillar lymphoma in a 20-year-old male<br />
•Secondary to Burkitt lymphoma in the abdomen<br />
•Asymmetric signal uptake suggestive of lymphoma<br />
•PET-CT helps localize uptake to palatine tonsils<br />
•Physiologic uptake in tonsils difficult to distinguish from extranodal lymphoma<br />
Images: Radiographics 2004; 24:1418.<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Back to Ms. M<br />
September 2004<br />
Treated with Stanford-based Stanford based regimen with<br />
high-dose high dose CHOP<br />
Also given allopurinol and Lupron (GnRH GnRH<br />
analog)<br />
Responded well without major<br />
complications<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
September 2004<br />
Ms. M: CXR Status Post Therapy<br />
PACS, BIDMC<br />
PA Chest X-ray on admission Six months later<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Ms. M 20 Months Later…<br />
Axial CT with contrast, on admission<br />
PACS, BIDMC<br />
September 2004<br />
Axial CT with contrast, 20 months later<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Ms. M’s Prognosis…<br />
International Prognostic Index<br />
– Age > 60<br />
– Serum LDH > normal<br />
– ECOG performance status > 2<br />
(non-ambulatory)<br />
(non ambulatory)<br />
– Ann Arbor Stage III or IV<br />
– Number of extranodal sites > 1<br />
• One point for each of the above<br />
• Ms. M has a score of zero<br />
September 2004<br />
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Ms. M<br />
*Up Up--To To--Date Date 2004<br />
Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Cure Rates *<br />
September 2004<br />
Score Risk 5-year year Overall<br />
Survival (percent)<br />
0 to 1 Low 73<br />
2 Low- Low<br />
intermediate<br />
51<br />
3 High- High<br />
intermediate<br />
43<br />
4 to 5 High 26<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Take Home Points<br />
September 2004<br />
<strong>Lymphoma</strong>- <strong>Lymphoma</strong> neoplastic proliferation of<br />
lymphoid cells<br />
Presents as homogenous soft-tissue soft tissue mass<br />
most commonly in the thorax and GI<br />
CT is modality of choice, critical for<br />
staging and monitoring<br />
Nuclear medicine: evaluation of residual<br />
masses and fibrotic tissue<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
References<br />
September 2004<br />
Clemente, CD. Anatomy: A Regional Atlas of the Human Body, 3 rd Ed. Co 1987<br />
<br />
by Urban & Schwarzenberg, Figs. 152 & 187.<br />
Freedman AS. Approach to the diagnosis; staging; and prognosis of of<br />
non- non<br />
Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Up--To Up To--Date Date 2004.<br />
Freedman AS. Pathobiology of non-Hodgkin’s non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Up--To Up To--Dat Date e 2004.<br />
Freedman AS, Friedberg JW. Treatment of aggressive and highly aggressive aggressive<br />
non-Hodgkin’s non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Up--To Up To--Date Date 2004.<br />
Freedman AS, Harris NL. Clinical and pathologic features of Burkitt’s lymphoma.<br />
Up--To Up To--Date Date 2004.<br />
Grainger RG, Allison DJ, Adam A, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: Radiology:<br />
A<br />
Textbook of Medical <strong>Imaging</strong>, 4 th Edition. Co 2001 by Harcourt Publishers Ltd.<br />
Vol 2, pp. 1401-1432.<br />
1401 1432.<br />
Kostakoglu L, Hardoff R, Mirtcheva R, Goldsmith SF. PET-CT PET CT fusion imaging in<br />
differentiating physiologic from pathologic FDG uptake. Radiographics 2004;<br />
24: 1411-1430.<br />
1411 1430.<br />
Novelline RA. Fundamentals of Radiology, 6 th Edition. Co 2004 by Harvard<br />
University Press, 600-601. 600 601.<br />
Rehm PK. Radionuclide evaluation of patients with lymphoma. The The Radiologic Radiologic<br />
Clinics Clinics of of North North America America 2001; 39:957-978.<br />
39:957 978.<br />
Weissleder R, Rieumont MJ, Wittenberg J. Primer of Diagnostic <strong>Imaging</strong>, 2 nd<br />
Edition. Co 1997 by Mosby, Inc., pp. 71-75. 71 75.<br />
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Guibenson Hyppolite, HMS III<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Acknowledgments<br />
Nicole Nelson, MD<br />
Fabio Komlos, Komlos,<br />
MD<br />
Michael Schuster, MD<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Pamela Lepkowski<br />
Larry Barbaras<br />
September 2004<br />
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