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Value of positron emission tomography in staging ocular adnexal lymphomas and evaluating their response to therapy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17674923     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: An observational case series to assess the value of positron emission tomography (PET) in staging ocular adnexal lymphomas and evaluating their response to therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The clinical records of 16 consecutive patients with ocular adnexal lymphoma for whom pretreatment and posttreatment PET scans and corresponding computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were available were compared. RESULTS: Pretreatment PET scans demonstrated fluorine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positive lesions in 15 orbits of 12 patients. In 1 patient with low-grade follicular lymphoma of the orbit, PET revealed an additional focus of lymphoma in the deltoid muscle that was missed on clinical examination and conventional radiography. All of the posttreatment PET scans showed complete resolution of FDG uptake, suggesting good response to therapy. However, posttreatment CT and MRI scans demonstrated residual masses in 3 patients. CONCLUSIONS: PET is valuable for initial staging of ocular adnexal lymphomas and may be a good adjunct to conventional imaging in evaluation of response to therapy.
Authors:
Isis Gayed; M Farahnaz Eskandari; Peter McLaughlin; Barbara Pro; Roxana Diba; Bita Esmaeli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1542-8877     ISO Abbreviation:  Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging     Publication Date:    2007 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-06     Completed Date:  2007-08-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101155780     Medline TA:  Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  319-25     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / diagnostic use*
Humans
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy,  pathology,  radionuclide imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Orbital Neoplasms / drug therapy,  pathology,  radionuclide imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 63503-12-8/Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

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