Evaluation of FDG-PET/CT and Conventional Imaging Techniques in Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients in a Single Center

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the role of FDG-PET/CT in diagnosis, staging and response to therapy during follow-up in children and adolescents with Hodgkin Lymphoma and to compare them with conventional imaging techniques. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the FDG-PET/CT and conventional imaging findings of 46 patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosed between January 2006 to December 2013 at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology. Results: The mean age of the patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma at the time of diagnosis was 12.1 ± 3.5 years (range 5 – 17) with a F/M r…