Table 1

Characteristics of patients with enteropathy-type intestinal T cell lymphoma (ETCL)

Patient NoSex/AgeClinical signs of entheropathyHistologyPET resultSUV
PET, positron emission tomograph; CD, coeliac disease; SUV, standard uptake value.
*Onset of gluten free diet prior to (first) PET scan.
1F/60CD (20*)ETCLFocal intestinal FDG uptake7.7
2F/58Intestinal ulcerationETCLFocal intestinal FDG uptake6.4
3M/62No clinical signsETCLFocal intestinal and intrapulmonary FDG uptake (confirmed by autopsy)6.5
4F/58CD (12*)ETCL (after chemotherapy)4×follow up PET, 4×negativeNeg
5F/44No clinical signsETCL1st PET: focal intestinal FDG uptake; 2nd PET (after chemotherapy): negative1st PET: 8.0 2nd PET: neg