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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
201
T1 scintigraphy in the staging of lung cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma
Nuclear Medicine Communications, Volume 11, No. 4, Year 1990
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To evaluate201T1 in the detection of the primary tumour, lymph node involvement and mediastinal spread we have studied a total of 188 patients with histologically proven lung cancer, breast cancer or malignant lymphoma. Ten patients with benign lung disease were also examined. Static images were performed 20 min after intravenous injection of 75 MBq of thallous (201T1) chloride. The results were compared with those of standard staging procedures including CT scanning and mediastinal exploration. Thallium-201 imaging was highly sensitive in detecting the primary tumour (lung cancer 86%, breast carcinoma 100%, lymphoma 85%), but showed low sensitivity in detecting mediastinal spread or lymph node involvement. Thallium-201 uptake was also observed in active sarcoidosis (one case) and active TB (two cases). We conclude that201T1 imaging is unlikely to have a clinically useful role in the diagnosis or staging of lung cancer, breast cancer or lymphoma. © 1990 Chapman and Hall Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sehweil, A. M.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
McKillop, J. H.
Kuwait, Safat
Departments of Medicine
Milroy, Robert M.
Unknown Affiliation
Sayed, M. E.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Ziada, Gaber A.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Banham, S. W.
Unknown Affiliation
Davidson, K. G.
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Ragib, A.
Kuwait, Shuwaikh
Kuwait Cancer Control Center
Omar, Youssef T.
Kuwait, Shuwaikh
Kuwait Cancer Control Center
Abdel-Dayem, Hussein Mahmoud
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/00006231-199004000-00002
ISSN:
01433636
e-ISSN:
14735628
Research Areas
Cancer
Infectious Diseases