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Magnetic resonance imaging appearance and changes on intracavitary Gliadel wafer placement: A pilot study.
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PMID:  22132297     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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AIM: To investigate changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which occur with intracavitary Gliadel wafer placement in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
METHODS: This retrospective Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant study was approved by the institutional review board, with a waiver of informed consent. A total of eight patients aged 29-67 years with GBM underwent Gliadel wafer placement. T2-weighted/FLAIR images and post-contrast T1-weighted images both before and after wafer placement were retrospectively reviewed in consensus to determine changes in the following parameters: appearance of the pericavitary tissue, pattern of tumor recurrence or progression and appearance of the Gliadel wafer itself.
RESULTS: Five out of the eight patients had a progressive increase in enhancement and pericavitary T2/ FLAIR hyperintensity within the first 2 mo and a subsequent decrease in these MRI findings. None of these patients had tumor recurrence within the first 6 mo. Three out of the eight patients demonstrated a progressive increase in enhancement and pericavitary T2 hyperintensity, which continued after the first 6 mo, and were subsequently diagnosed with true tumor progression. There was no increase in distant/nonlocal tumor recurrence. The Gliadel wafer appearance changed over time.
CONCLUSION: Pseudoprogression is common after intracavitary Gliadel wafer placement and thus care should be taken before diagnosing tumor progression or recurrence within the first 2 mo.
Authors:
Rivka R Colen; Pascal O Zinn; Saman Hazany; Daniel Do-Dai; Julian K Wu; Kevin Yao; Jay J Zhu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  World journal of radiology     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1949-8470     ISO Abbreviation:  World J Radiol     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-01     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101538184     Medline TA:  World J Radiol     Country:  China    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  266-72     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Rivka R Colen, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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