Gallium scan in recurrent Hodgkin's disease in children.

Abstract

In 18 of 88 children with biopsy proven and previously untreated Hodgkin's disease, recurrence developed during a period from four to 53 months after therapy (median period, 22 months). In 16 patients in whom gallium scans were performed, 21 positive gallium scans were obtained during 26 episodes of recurrence. Abnormalities were noted in half of them during a period from one to 10 months prior to physical, laboratory, radiographic or histologic confirmation of recurrence (median period about 5 months). We have concluded that the gallium scan is very useful in initial workup and is sensitive in detecting early recurrence in children with Hodgkin's disease. Such scans are indicated when there is clinical suspicion of recurrence, when other modalities are unavailable or when the results of other studies are equivocal.

• Authors: S D Yeh, R S Benua, C T Tan
• Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 4 Issue 9 Pg. 359-67 (Sep 1979) ISSN: 0363-9762 [Print] United States
• PMID: 477163 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Gallium Radioisotopes

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Child
• Drug Therapy
• Female
• Gallium Radioisotopes
• Hodgkin Disease (diagnostic imaging, pathology, radiotherapy)
• Humans
• Lymph Nodes (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Male
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
• Neoplasm Staging
• Radionuclide Imaging