Value of CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of bone in the diagnosis of lymphomas based on PET/CT results

a PET/CT showed a hypermetabolic lesion in the left ilium of a 26-year-old woman. b Scan during biopsy of the left ilium showed the needle tip in the lesion. c Needle biopsy specimens (with H&E staining) showed lymphocytic infiltration, confirming the diagnosis of DBLB with immunohistochemical staining. d This patient also underwent blind needle biopsy of the left iliac crest (for a non-hypermetabolic lesion) in the department of haematology, and the specimen showed normal bone marro