18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in evaluation of T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

499 null Objectives: To determine the utility of FDG-PET scans for initial staging and restaging of T-cell lymphomas. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 33 FDG-PET scans (7 staging scans and 26 restaging scans) of 16 patients (9 male and 7 female, average age, 44 years) with histologic confirmation of T-cell lymphoma. The lymphomas were classified according to the WHO classification system as: nodal type (7 patients, 18 scans), leukemic type...