title: [Ga-67 scintigraphy for the localization and staging of malignant lymphoma].
abstract: Thirty-eight Ga-67 scintigraphies have been evaluated in regard to patients with an untreated malignant lymphoma or a recurrent lymphoma after a complete remission. Thirty-four studies (89%) showed positive findings. Waldeyer's ring and lymph node involvement were detected in 66% of the cases. The recurrent type was detected less often than the untreated malignant lymphoma, and there was no significant difference in detectability between Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although the malignancy grade for NHL did not affect the detectability, the intermediate and high grade NHLs tended to show a greater uptake than the low grade NHLs. The detectability was particularly good for neck and intrathoracic lymph nodes. Ga-67 scintigraphy tended to downgrade a malignant lymphoma to a lower stage, especially if in recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiology, Chiba Univ. School of Med.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monzawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karikomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Itami
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arimizu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid