Value of gallium scans and lymphangiography in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the Waldeyer's ring.
In 37 patients with seemingly localized non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the Waldeyer's ring (WR-NHL), lymphangiography (LAG) and/or gallium-67 scans (Ga-67 scans) were done. Before these procedures, 20 patients were diagnosed as Stage I, and 17 as Stage II. LAG was done for 30, and Ga-67 scans for 32, 25 of whom had both. Five patients (16%) were upstaged to Stage III or IV by Ga-67 scans. Only one (3%) had abnormal LAG findings, in whom Ga-67 scans also showed abnormal accumulation in the para-aortic region. Because of this low positive rate, LAG is not recommended for staging of WR-NHL.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008220:Lymphography; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes