Peripheral T-cell lymphomas, (PTCL) are rare and heterogeneous group of lymphoid malignancies arising from mature or precursor T-cells. The most common sites of extranodal involvement in peripheral T-cell lymphomas are the spleen, liver, skin, lungs and subcutaneous tissue. The frequency of primary pancreatic involvement has been reported as 2.2% and secondary pancreatic involvement 0.2-2% in NHL patients. FDG PET/CT has been found to efficiently identify more sites of extranodal disease

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... d to contrast enhanced CT scan. The sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT in detecting extranodal lymphoma is 88% and 100% respectively. To our knowledge, no cases with pancreatic involvement of peripheral T-cell lymphoma detected by PET/CT have been reported in the literature. Demirel BB (2018) Peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified -a patient with extranodal pancreatic involvement detected by FDG PET/CT: a case report and review of the literature Volume 3(1): 2-3