Demonstration of unilateral sialadenitis on postradiotherapy gallium-67-citrate imaging.
Intense, asymetric uptake of 67Ga-citrate in the right parotid and submandibular glands was observed in an asymptomatic patient who had undergone locoregional radiotherapy for Stage IA Hodgkin's disease 8 mo earlier. In view of the modified minimantle radiation field and adjunctive 99mTc salivary imaging, a unilateral radiation-induced sialadenitis best explained this unusual scintigraphic appearance.
Division of Nuclear Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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D000368:Aged; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005708:Gallium; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid; D005708:Gallium