¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-based prediction for splenectomy in patients with suspected splenic lymphoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnostic splenectomy is often performed on patients with suspected splenic lymphoma. However, unnecessary splenectomy entails more harm than benefit for patients. Therefore, a preliminary screening method for patients with suspected splenic lymphoma that has high sensitivity and specificity is urgently needed.

Methods

From the pathology database at Huadong and Huashan Hospital, we retrospectively identified 60 patients of suspected splenic lymphoma who underwent fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) before receiving a splenectomy and did not show any increase in FDG uptake except in the spleen. We compared the indicators of PET-CT, such as the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), total lesion glycolysis

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8267279 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature