/sup 67/Ga-citrate uptake by the parotid glands in sarcoidosis. [Effectiveness for differential diagnosis]

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6133375

Wiener, S N; Patel, B P

Bilateral accumulation of /sup 66/Ga-citrate by the parotid glands was observed in 9 of 27 patients (33%) with sarcoidosis and in a subgroup of 12 with systemic symptoms such as fever or clinically acute, progressive disease (75%). Asymptomatic patients or those with probable sarcoidosis associated with hilar and/or paratracheal adenopathy will not have parotid uptake. Similarly, uptake seldom occurs in normal patients or in those with untreated lymphoma or Hodgkin disease. If other inflammatory or granulomatous processes such as tuberculosis can be excluded, and if there is no history of head and neck irradiation, then this finding in acutely ill patients suggests sarcoidosis.

• Research Organization: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, OH
• OSTI ID: 6133375
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 130:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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