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PET/CT at diagnosis showing an 8.3 x 9.8 cm2 mass on the left upper lobe of the lung (SUV 35) and mediastinal lymph nodes (SUV 4.3).
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F1
After staging with an FDG PET/CT (positron-emission tomography with 2-[fluorine-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose), the patient was assigned clinical stage IIBX (fig. 1), with a high age-adjusted international prognosis index.
PET/CT after 6 cycles of R-mini-CHOP showing a complete response.
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F2
After 6 cycles of R-mini-CHOP, the patient achieved unconfirmed complete remission (fig. 2) and consolidation radiotherapy was performed (36 Gy).