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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
The uptake of iodine-123 alpha-methyl-l-tyrosine (IMT) in the primary tumours and metastatic lymph nodes of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck was examined with single-photon emission tomography (SPET). Eleven patients with biopsy-proven carcinomas were studied prior to any therapeutic action. The evaluation of cervical lymph node involvement was based on the findings of physical examination, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and in six patients on the histological data relating to tissue samples obtained by fine-needle lymph node aspiration or surgical intervention. SPET imaging was performed 10 min after the injection of 130-170 MBq IMT using a triple-head gamma camera equipped with medium-energy collimators. High-quality IMT SPET depicted the primary tumour in 10 of 11 patients (sensitivity: 91%). Tumours located in the larynx were visualized more clearly than those located in the mouth or oropharynx. The mean tumour-to-background ratio was 2.35 (range: 1.6-3.1) for laryngeal tumours and 1.67 (range: 1.2-2.2) for mouth and oropharyngeal tumours. Metastatic cervical lymph nodes were involved to various degrees in 8 of the 11 patients. Among these eight patients there were 16 sites, nine of which were detected by IMT SPET (sensitivity: 56%). If the IMT SPET findings were recorded per side of the neck, the sensitivity was 64%. Five of the seven missed metastatic lymph nodes were smaller than 15 mm. The mean tumour-to-background ratio of the scintigraphically visualized lymph nodes was 1.81+/-0.51 (range: 1.39-2.77). Asymmetric physiological submandibular salivary gland IMT uptake led to false-positive lymph node assessment in three patients. This study indicates the potential use of IMT SPET as a metabolic imaging modality in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0340-6997
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Iodine-123 alpha-methyl-l-tyrosine single-photon emission tomography for the visualization of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Academic Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article