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Table 2 Relation between SUV and sites of extranodal involvement (listed according to SUV max)

From: Beyond lymph nodes: 18F-FDG PET/CT in detection of unusual sites of extranodal lymphoma

Organ

Number

Lowest SUVmax

Highest SUVmax

Mean SUVmax ± SD

Kidney

4

7

73

22.8 ± 23

Oropharynx

3

40

60

50 ± 10

Tonsils

3

18

40

29 ± 11

Thyroid

2

13

37

25

Stomach

8

28

36

17.7 ± 13.7

Spleen diffuse

8

5

33

10.6 ± 8.3

Liver

7

4

31

15.2 ± 9

Spleen focal

22

5

30

12 ± 7.6

Bone marrow

14

14

27

15.3 ± 7.7

Muscle

4

6

23

10.8 ± 7

Lung

12

5

22

9.8 ± 6.4

Intestine

6

12

21

16.5

Orbit

2

15

18

16.5 ± 2.2

Nasopharynx

3

6

18

12 ± 6

Cardiac

1

18

18

18

Testis

1

17

17

17

Adenxa

1

15

15

15

Breast

2

4

14

9 ± 5

Cutaneous

5

7.6

9.7

8.8 ± 0.9

Suprarenal

1

9

9

9

Peritoneum

1

8.2

8.2

8.2

Pancreas

1

6

6

6