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Table 6 Cases with true positive PET/CT and negative iliac crest BMB results

From: PET/CT and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) in evaluating bone marrow in lymphoma

Patient

Type

MRI

Local biopsy

Follow-up interim and or EOT

CT changes

Other extranodal

Pattern

Iliac crest

B sym.

1

Mixed cellularity

ND

ND

CR (interim)

Multifocal

+

2

T cell

+

ND

SD (interim)

Multifocal

+

3

follicular

+

ND

CR (EOT)

+

Multifocal

4

Mixed cellularity

ND

ND

PD (interim)

+

+

Multifocal

Unilateral

+

5

Nodular sclerosis

ND

ND

PD (EOT)

+

Bifocal

+

6

Lymphocyte depletion

+

ND

CR (EOT)

+

Multifocal

Unilateral

+

7

Nodular sclerosis

ND

ND

PD (EOT)

+

Unifocal

8

DLBC

ND

ND

CR (interim)

+

Multifocal

9

DLBC

ND

+

CR (EOT)

+

Multifocal

Unilateral

+

10

Nodular sclerosis

ND

ND

PR (interim& EOT)

+

+

Unifocal

+

11

Large B cell

ND

+

lost

Multifocal

+

12

Nodular sclerosis

ND

+

CR (EOT)

+

+

Unifocal

+

13

follicular

ND

+

lost

+

Unifocal

14

DLBC

ND

ND

CR (interim-EOT)

Multifocal

Unilateral

15

DLBC

ND

+

lost

Unifocal

16

DLBC

ND

ND

Died after 4 month

+

+

Multifocal

+

17

Mixed cellularity

+

ND

lost

+

Multifocal

+

18

DLBC

ND

+

lost

+

Unifocal

19

follicular

+

ND

PR (EOT)

Unifocal

20

DLBC

ND

ND

CR (EOT)

Unifocal

21

MALT

ND

+

PR (interim)-CR (EOT)

Bifocal

+

22

Mixed cellularity

ND

ND

SD (interim)-PD (EOT)

+

+

Multifocal

+

23

Nodular sclerosis

ND

ND

PD (interim-EOT)

+

+

Multifocal

24

Nodular sclerosis

ND

ND

PR (interim)

+

Multifocal

+

  1. Abbreviations: ND not done, CR complete response, SD stationary disease, PD progressive disease, PR partial response, EOT end of treatment