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Vol. 32. Issue 2.
Pages 102-104 (March - April 2013)
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Vol. 32. Issue 2.
Pages 102-104 (March - April 2013)
Clinical note
Richter's syndrome: Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT
Síndrome de Richter: utilidad de la 18F-FDG PET/TC
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A.M. García Vicentea,
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, G.A. Jiménez Londoñoa, B. Hernández Ruizb, Á. Soriano Castrejóna
a Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
b Servicio de Hematología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Richter's syndrome (RS) refers to transformation of the chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) to a diffuse large cell lymphoma. Prognosis of patients with RS is generally considered unfavorable. We present two cases of patients with history of CLL, who had an increased of the lymphadenopathy, with elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in serum and increased 18F-FDG uptake of the neck lymph nodes, with subsequent confirmation of RS by histology.

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Richter's syndrome
Richter's transformation
Chronic lymphoid leukemia
FDG-PET/CT
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El síndrome de Richter (SR) se refiere a la transformación de la leucemia linfática crónica (LLC) en linfoma difuso de célula grande. El pronóstico de los pacientes con SR es considerado generalmente desfavorable. Presentamos dos casos de pacientes con historia de LLC y aumento de las adenopatías, con elevación en suero de la lactato deshidrogenasa (LDH) e incremento de la captación de 18F-FDG a nivel de adenopatías cervicales con la confirmación histológica posterior de SR.

Palabras clave:
Síndrome de Richter
Transformación de Richter
Leucemia linfática crónica
FDG-PET/TC

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