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2281167

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
As yet, the role of Computed Tomography (CT) as a routine imaging technique in the staging and follow-up of thoracic Hodgkin's disease has not been assessed. The authors report the results obtained in 120 patients affected with thoracic Hodgkin's disease, staged and followed by means of chest X-rays and CT. CT better identified intrathoracic involvement of mediastinal nodes, of lung parenchyma, of pleura, and of pericardial and chest walls in 54/120 patients (45%), with staging modifications in 18 (15%) of them only. Treatment was changed only in 12 patients (10%) where radiation therapy had been planned. The clinical value of the additional information yielded by CT was especially evident in the follow-up: CT allowed the correct evaluation of persistent/recurrent disease in 51/117 patients (43.5%), a figure high enough to suggest the use of CT in the routine follow-up of patients affected with thoracic Hodgkin's disease.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0033-8362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
859-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[Computerized tomography in the staging and the follow-up of Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thorax].
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Bari.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract