Concurrent FDG Avid Nasopharyngeal Lesion and Generalized Lymphadenopathy on PET-CT Imaging Is Indicative of Lymphoma in Patients with HIV Infection

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics, PET-CT findings, and histopathological diagnosis in Group A.

Patient no.	Sex/age	CD4 counts cells/μL	Viral load; copies/mL	PET indication	PET finding of nasopharynx	Lymph node locations on; PET	Biopsy site	Pathology
1	F/52	85	848	Adenopathy	Nasopharyngeal mass, SUV 12	Neck, axillae, mediastinum, retroperitoneum, pelvis, groin; the largest 5.0 cm, SUV 18	Nasopharynx	DLBCL
2	M/51	125	1250	Adenopathy	Nasopharyngeal mass-like lesion, SUV 6.6	Neck, axillae, mediastinum, retroperitoneum; conglomerate on neck, SUV 9.9	Nasopharynx	DLBCL
3	F/48	68	2870	Adenopathy	Nasopharyngeal mass, SUV 15	Neck, axillae, mediastinum, retroperitoneum, groin; the largest 2.2 cm, SUV 12	Axillary node	DLBCL
4	F/50	62	34240	Adenopathy and otitis media	Nasopharyngeal mass, SUV 5.5	Neck, axillae, retroperitoneum, groin; the largest 2.5 cm, SUV 6.5	Nasopharynx	DLBCL
5	M/25	200	81	Adenopathy and FUO	Nasopharyngeal mass, SUV 5.8	Neck, axillae, mediastinum; the largest 2.0 cm, SUV 9.2	Neck node	HL
6	F/54	30	15900	Adenopathy	Nasopharyngeal mass, SUV 8.0	Neck, axillae, retroperitoneum, pelvis, groin; the largest 2.0 cm, SUV 6.0	Nasopharynx	DLBCL
7	M/52	Unknown	Unknown	Adenopathy	Nasopharyngeal mass, SUV 14	Neck, axillae, mediastinum, retroperitoneum, pelvis, groin; the largest 5.0 cm, SUV 15	Nasopharynx	DLBCL

SUV: standardized uptake value; FUO: fever unknown origin; DLBCL: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; HL: Hodgkin’s lymphoma.