title: Correlation of flow cytometric parameters and transferrin receptors with gallium-67 scintigraphic images in lymphoma patients.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of flow cytometric parameters and transferrin receptors with gallium-67 scintigraphic imaging results in Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. DNA content and cell cycle analyses were performed using flow cytometry and transferrin receptor analysis was carried out by the immunohistochemistry technique in 24 patients aged between 16 and 62 years. All patients underwent gallium-67 scintigraphy, and tumour to background ratios were calculated. The findings were correlated with computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging. A strong relationship was observed between flow cytometry and transferrin receptor expression with gallium-67 tumour scintigraphy [P = 0.005, r = 0.054 and P = 0.038, r = 0.54 (Spearman test), respectively]. The results of this study show that there is a close correlation between each of these modalities and, as they reflect the biological activity of the tumour, together they have a major role in treatment and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical Centre, Ankara, Turkey. pinar_kiratli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Kiratli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Canpinar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruacan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kansu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002453:Cell Cycle; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D011990:Receptors, Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D011990:Receptors, Transferrin