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ReviewHematology reports2025

Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma and [18F]FDG PET/CT: What We Learned and What Is New.

Anna Giulia Nappi, Francesco Dondi, Achille Lazzarato, Lorenzo Jonghi-Lavarini, Joana Gorica, Flavia La Torre, Giulia Santo, Alberto Miceli

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Review in Hematology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Anna Giulia NappiSection of Nuclear Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Francesco DondiNuclear Medicine, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia and Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4839-9033
Achille LazzaratoNuclear Medicine Unit, ARNAS G. Brotzu, 09047 Cagliari, Italy.
Lorenzo Jonghi-LavariniNuclear Medicine Department, IRRCS San Gerardo dei Tintori di Monza, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Joana GoricaDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomo-Pathology, Sapienza, University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Flavia La TorreNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and of Morpho Functional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Giulia SantoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzato, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6565-0686
Alberto MiceliNuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLBCL) is a rare and aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), considered a specific entity with proper characteristics, therapies, and prognosis. First-line treatment is not unique, and subsequent strategies in case of disease persistence or relapse are the subject of debate and studies. In this scenario, [18F]FDG PET/CT plays a pivotal role both in characterizing the mediastinal mass, the main feature of PMLBCL, in staging, in restaging during therapy (interim PET), and at the end of treatment (EoT PET), to guide clinical management and give prognostic insights. The main issue with PMLBCL is distinguishing viable disease from residual fibrotic/inflammatory mass after therapy and, consequently, settling the next clinical strategy. Novel therapeutic approaches are ongoing and associated with the deepening of [18F]FDG PET/CT potentials as a principal tool in this context. In this review, we will explore PMLBCL from a Nuclear Medicine point of view to help clinicians in the management of these patients.

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[18F]FDGdiagnosisPET/CTPMBCLrestagingstaging

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PMID40407633
PMCPMC12101282

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