Early supradiaphragmatic Hodgkin's disease. High-dose gallium scanning obviates the need for staging laparotomy

Journal Article · Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19860815)58:4<883::AID-CNCR2820580414>3.0.CO;2-N· OSTI ID:5095133

Blackwell, E A; Joshua, D E; McLaughlin, A F; Green, D; Kronenberg, H; May, J

Experience with 16 sequential patients with Stage IA/IIA supradiaphragmatic Hodgkin's disease who had no evidence of intra-abdominal disease using high-dose gallium and computerized tomography scanning is reported. Subsequent staging laparotomy also was negative in all these patients and did not alter management decisions. It is suggested that high-dose, whole-body gallium scanning and other noninvasive staging procedures give reliable data for therapeutic decisions.

• OSTI ID: 5095133
• Journal Information: Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States), Vol. 4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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