| Autor: |
Yuzuriha, Hideki, Morimoto, Masami, Inokawa, Koichi, Hikita, Hitoshi, Iida, Futoshi, Nakanishi, Fumiko, Sone, Shunsuke |
| Zdroj: |
Japanese Journal of Surgery; Jul1986, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p250-256, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
Thymus scintigraphy was performed usingTl-chloride,-Ga-citrate andSe-selenomethionine on 30 thymoma patients with or without myasthenia gravis. Mass negativity was observed in 6 out of 17 (35.3 per cent) and 3 out of 13 cases (23.1 per cent), respectively. A rate of 70 per cent (21 cases out of 30) of mass positivity was observed by thymus scan usingTl. With regard to the relation between thymus scan and cell type,Tl-scan exhibited a high rate of mass positivity, regardless of the cell type while theSescan showed a trend toward mass positivity in epithelial cell predominant cases. WithTl, mass positivity was observed when the CPM/g ratio for tumors and blood exceeded 3.0. This trend can serve as an index for the suitability of supplementary chemo- and radiotherapies, as well as for prognosis in cases of relapse, and in those for whom excision was not complete. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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