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ArticleBlood research2018

Detection of bone marrow involvement with FDG PET/CT in patients with newly diagnosed lymphoma.

H Tahsin Özpolat, Ebru Yilmaz, Hasan Sami Goksoy, Sahre Özpolat, Öner Dogan, Seher Nilgun Unal, Meliha Nalcaci

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Article in Blood research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

H Tahsin ÖzpolatBloodworks Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Ebru YilmazDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hasan Sami GoksoyDepartment of Hematology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sahre ÖzpolatDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Marmara School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Öner DoganDepartment of Pathology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Seher Nilgun UnalDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Meliha NalcaciDepartment of Hematology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University · TRBloodworks Northwest · USMarmara University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBone marrow involvement (BMI) affects the lymphoma stage, survival, and treatment. Bone marrow biopsy (BMB) and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography- computed tomography (PET/CT) are useful techniques to detect BMI. Both have advantages and disadvantages. We aimed to identify factors that could be used to predict BMI with positive and negative results on PET/CT compare them with BMB in newly diagnosed patients with lymphoma.

methodsWe included 22 non-Hodgkin and 16 Hodgkin lymphoma patients in this single center study. All patients had PET/CT examination and BMB before treatment. BMI in BMB was reported as negative or positive. Bone marrow was classified into 3 types by FDG uptake on PT/CT; diffuse involvement, focal involvement, and normal bone marrow.

resultsPET/CT and BMB results were concordant (7 positive, 15 negative) in 22 patients (57%). We evaluated concordant and discordant patient characteristics and risk-stratified patients for BMI. Our findings suggest that patients with diffuse FDG uptake on PET/CT, especially patients with advanced age and low platelet and white blood cell counts, are likely to have BMI and could potentially forego BMB. Patients with negative PET/CT findings and no significant laboratory abnormalities are very unlikely to have BMI.

conclusionOur results suggest that BMI should not be decided solely based PET/CT or BMB findings. It is reasonable to use both diagnostic assays along with clinical and laboratory findings. PET/CT result, clinical and laboratory findings could be useful for predicting BMI in patient for whom BMB is contraindicated.

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Bone marrow biopsyBone marrow involvementDiffuseFocal involvementLymphomaPET/CT

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