Scintigraphic flare in skeletal lymphoma.
The authors describe the bone scan flare phenomenon in a patient with treated skeletal lymphoma. This was confirmed by both gallium scanning and computed tomography. If serial bone scintigraphy is used for assessing the treatment response of lymphoma, the flare phenomenon must be recognized.
Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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White
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Gray
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Ichise
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Kirsh
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Burkes
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone