Gallium-67 uptake in the salivary glands in chronic graft-versus-host disease after bone marrow transplantation.
Ga-67 citrate scans were performed in a 17-year-old female patient after bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ga-67 accumulated in salivary glands in which chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVH) was demonstrated pathologically. Ga-67 scan may be a sensitive and noninvasive test for detecting and monitoring the Sicca syndrome induced by chronic GVH.
Yamauchi
K
K
Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa-ken, Japan.
Noguchi
K
K
Suzuki
Y
Y
Nagao
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid