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FDG PET-CT scan of the patient. Arrow shows small lymph nodes in the left axilla with the highest standardised uptake value of 3.8 and measuring less than 1 cm in size.
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The patient was asymptomatic. 12.6 mCi FDG was injected and images acquired using a Siemens Biograph 6 PET-CT scanner (Siemens AG, Munich) (Figure 1).
Photomicrograph of left axillary lymph node biopsy (a) shows progressive transformed germinal centre and loss of normal architecture (haematoxylin and eosin stain, x10); (b) shows small lymphocytes, histiocytes and immunoblasts (haematoxylin and eosin stain, x40).
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Figure 2a shows progressive transformed germinal centre and loss of normal architecture, while Figure 2b shows small lymphocytes, histiocytes and immunoblasts.