Abstract

Hodgkin disease is a malignancy of lymphoid tissue, at the age of 15 to 24 years it accounts for 1⁄6 of all oncology disease. The aim of the study was to evaluate the benefits of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with citrate gallium-67 and combined positron emission tomography (PET/CT) with 18-FDG in a patient with Hodgkin disease. Results: SPECT detected no affected cervical nodes that were found with PET/CT. Conclusion: presented in this article SPECT technique is not suitable for studying this patient. Limitations of the methods for this case and opportunities for overcoming the limitations are discussed.

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