Superscan on 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging for lymphoma: how frequent is it? Authors Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi Department of Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1768-6294 Javaria Aleem Department of Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Imran Khalid Niazi Department of Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Aamna Hassan Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Humayun Bashir Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4380 Abstract This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of PET superscan in baseline staging scans of lymphoma patients.Thestudy was conducted at theShaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, from October 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019. A retrospective review of baseline PET-CT scans of 203 lymphoma patients, performed during the period of October 1, 2017 to August31,2018, was done from the institutional database. Out of these 203 patients, PET superscan pattern was observed in 13 (6.4%) patients, 08 (61.5%) males and 05 (38.5%) females. Eight (61.5%) patients had Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, while 05 (38.5%)had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Based on TNM staging 10 (76.9%) patients had stage IV disease, 01 (07.6%) had stage IIIS disease, and 2 (15.4%) had stage II disease. PET-CT superscan pattern is uncommon and is not dependent on the stage of the disease. It should be recognised in clinical practice as it suggests a poor prognosis. Keywords: PET-CTScan, Lymphoma, 18F-FDG. Author Biographies Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi , Department of Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan MBBS, FCPS, EDiR Fellowship in PET-CT Department of Radiology Javaria Aleem, Department of Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan MBBS, FCPS, EDiR Fellowship in Body Imaging Fellowship in Women Imaging Consultant Radiologist Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Imran Khalid Niazi, Department of Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan MBBS, FCPS, FRCR Consultant Radiologist and Head of Department of Radiology Department of Radiology Aamna Hassan, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan MBBS, MD, ABNM, CCD Consultant Nuclear Physician Department of Nuclear medicine Humayun Bashir, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan MBBS, FCPS, FEBNM, FRCP Consultant Nuclear Physician Department of Nuclear Medicine Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-08-15 How to Cite Qureshi, P. A. A. A., Aleem, J., Niazi, D. I. K. ., Hassan, A. ., & Bashir, H. . (2022). Superscan on 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging for lymphoma: how frequent is it?. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(9), 1845–1847. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4380 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 9 (2022): SEPTEMBER Section ORIGINAL ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.