[Advantages of thoracic CT scanning in the treatment of mediastinal lymphomas].
In order to study the possible advantages of thoracic CT scanning in the management of mediastinal lymphomas, a retrospective analysis of 16 patients was carried out. In this group, 21 thoracic CT scans were performed. For 10 patients (and 11 CT scans) we found a discrepancy between the results of "classical" radiology and those of CT scan, the latter giving more information about the precise status of the mediastinum. In 10 cases, we had to modify our treatment, either by adding chemotherapy or changing the radiation field size.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008466:Mechlorethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011344:Procarbazine; D008466:Mechlorethamine; D014750:Vincristine; D011241:Prednisone
Intérêts de la scanographie thoracique pour le traitement des lymphomes à localisation médiastinale.