Detection of cervical lymph node metastases in nasopharyngeal carcinomas: Comparison between technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile single photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography

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Title:	Detection of cervical lymph node metastases in nasopharyngeal carcinomas: Comparison between technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile single photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography
Authors:	Sun, SS;Tsai, SC;Ho, YJ;Kao, CH
Contributors:	附設醫院核子醫學部;Taichung Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taichung 40705, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taichung, Taiwan;Show Chwan Mem Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Chunghua, Taiwan;Jen Ai Hosp, Dept Radiol, Taichung, Taiwan
Date:	2001
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:36:47 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH
Abstract:	The aim of this study was to assess the use of Tc-99m tetrofosmin (Tc-TF) scintigraphy for detecting malignant lymphomas. In the study, before any chemotherapy, 50 patients with malignant lymphoma underwent Tc-TF scintigraphy, which was performed 10 minutes after intravenous injection of 20 mCt Tc-TF Tc-TF scintigraphy detected malignant lymphoma in 44 (88%) patients. However, there were no significant differences in the incidences of positive and negative Tc-TF scintigraphic results between female versus male patients, HD versus NHL patients, stage I-II versus stage III-IV patients, age > 40 years versus less than or equal to 40 years patients and patients with B symptoms false-negative results occured in 4 (8%) infradiaphragmatic malignant lymphoma. We conclude patients with that Tc-TF scintigraphy appears suitable for detecting malignant lymphoma, especially supradiaphragmatic lesions.
Relation:	ANTICANCER RESEARCH 21(2B):1307-1310
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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