Two patients showing the varied appearance of large B-cell lymphoma of the stomach. [Gastrointestinal] [CT] [NM]
Two patients showing the varied appearance of large B-cell lymphoma of the stomach. [Gastrointestinal] [CT] [NM]
I didn't save any clinical history for these - sorry.
[Top] Patient 1 - Gigantic mass along the lesser curvature of the stomach. Look down at your belly - this mass is about 1/3rd the width from left to right.
[Mid] Patient 2 - CTs showing gently lobulated and undulating wall thickening of the gastric cardiac and fundus. Notice the transition from the normal gastric rugae to the smoother wall thickening where it is infiltrated by lymphoma. There is also mild (aneurysmal) dilation of the stomach where the wall thickening is located.
[Bottom] Patient 2 - PET-CT. The wall thickening is ridiculously hypermetabolic with a max SUV of 21.3. For comparison, the liver is normally in the range of 2-4 mean SUV.
Tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, and metastatic disease - these 4 can look like almost anything.