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Romo WCM, Aponte Barrios WO, Bayona JAC, Iriarte KYR, Galvis LFG. Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma: A case report. Radiol Case Rep 2024; 19:12-16. [PMID: 37881473 PMCID: PMC10594558 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.09.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) encompass a diverse range of lymphoproliferative neoplasms. Approximately 85%-90% of NHLs originate from mature B lymphocytes, with the remaining arising from T lymphocytes or natural killer (NK) cells. Notably, NHLs exhibit a pronounced extranodal predilection, with nearly 25% presenting in such locations. In developed countries, the most prevalent NHL subtypes are diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (accounting for 30%) and follicular lymphoma (representing 20%). All other NHL subtypes each constitute less than 10% of cases, including the rarer marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). We present a case involving a 70-year-old woman who experienced a palpable mass in the right hypochondrium. She displayed no peripheral adenopathies or systemic symptoms. Her diagnosis was established as MZL, posing a diagnostic challenge due to imaging findings that mimicked various infectious, benign, and malignant conditions.
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- Walter Camilo Mera Romo
- Diagnostic Imaging Department, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Colombia, National University Hospital of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Diagnostic Imaging Department, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Colombia, National University Hospital of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Diagnostic Imaging Department, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Colombia, National University Hospital of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Diagnostic Imaging Department, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Colombia, National University Hospital of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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Kim JE, Park SH, Shim YS, Yoon S. Typical and Atypical Imaging Features of Malignant Lymphoma in the Abdomen and Mimicking Diseases. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY 2023; 84:1266-1289. [PMID: 38107695 PMCID: PMC10721420 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2023.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Malignant lymphoma typically presents with homogeneous enhancement of enlarged lymph nodes without internal necrotic or cystic changes on multiphasic CT, which can be suspected without invasive diagnostic methods. However, some subtypes of malignant lymphoma show atypical imaging features, which makes diagnosis challenging for radiologists. Moreover, there are several lymphoma-mimicking diseases in current clinical practice, including leukemia, viral infections in immunocompromised patients, and primary or metastatic cancer. The ability of diagnostic processes to distinguish malignant lymphoma from mimicking diseases is necessary to establish effective management strategies for initial radiological examinations. Therefore, this study aimed to discuss the typical and atypical imaging features of malignant lymphoma as well as mimicking diseases and discuss important diagnostic clues that can help narrow down the differential diagnosis.
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Lin KY, Lao WT, Chan WP. Lymphoma Spectrum of Image Findings in One Patient. J Belg Soc Radiol 2023; 107:42. [PMID: 37274597 PMCID: PMC10237245 DOI: 10.5334/jbsr.2979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Lymphoma is a malignancy arising from lymphocytes or lymphoblasts. It affects the lymphoid system and may be expressed in a variety of ways and behave in different fashions. Depending on the organ involved, aggressiveness, and primary or secondary disease, the expression of lymphoma shows polymorphism and sometimes makes it difficult to diagnose from imaging. This article will describe the image findings of lymphoma in different organ systems of one patient.
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- Kuan-Yu Lin
- Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, TW
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- Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, TW
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Dell’Aquila K, Hodges H, Moshiri M, Katz DS, Elojeimy S, Revzin MV, Tembelis M, Revels JW. Imaging evaluation of lymphoma in pregnancy with review of clinical assessment and treatment options. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023; 48:1663-1678. [PMID: 36595067 PMCID: PMC9808767 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-022-03779-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Lymphoma-related malignancies can be categorized as Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) based on histologic characteristics. Although quite rare during pregnancy, HL and NHL are the fourth and fifth most common malignancies during the pregnancy period, respectively. Given the rarity of lymphoma among pregnant patients, radiologists are usually unfamiliar with the modifications required for staging and treatment of this population, even those who work at centers with busy obstetrical services. Therefore, this manuscript serves to not only review the abdominopelvic imaging features of lymphoma in pregnancy, but it also discusses topics including birthing parent and fetal lymphoma-related prognosis, both antenatal and postpartum, current concepts in the management of pregnancy-related lymphoma, as well as the current considerations regarding birthing parent onco-fertility.
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- Kevin Dell’Aquila
- grid.260914.80000 0001 2322 1832New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY USA
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- grid.266832.b0000 0001 2188 8502Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM USA
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- grid.412807.80000 0004 1936 9916Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- grid.137628.90000 0004 1936 8753Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health–Long Island, Mineola, NY USA
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- grid.259828.c0000 0001 2189 3475Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA
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- grid.47100.320000000419368710Department of Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT USA
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- grid.137628.90000 0004 1936 8753Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health–Long Island, Mineola, NY USA
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- grid.137628.90000 0004 1936 8753Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health–Long Island Division, 560 1St Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016 USA
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Cao L, Wu H, Liu Y. Value of CT spectral imaging in the differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis and Hodgkin's lymphoma based on mediastinal enlarged lymph node: A STARD compliant article. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e31502. [PMID: 36451380 PMCID: PMC9704888 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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To investigate the imaging characteristics of sarcoidosis and Hodgkin's lymphoma based on mediastinal enlarged lymph node using spectral CT and evaluate whether the quantitative information can improve the differential diagnosis of these diseases. This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board, and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. Overall, 21 patients with sarcoidosis and 39 patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma were examined with CT spectral imaging during the arterial phase (AP) and venous phase (VP). The CT values on 40 to 140 keV monochromatic images and iodine (water) concentrations of enlarged lymph nodes were obtained in AP and VP. Iodine concentrations (ICs) were normalized to the iodine concentration in the aorta. The differences in normalized iodine concentrations (NICs) and hounsfield units (HU) curve slop (λHU) were calculated. Anatomical distribution of mediastinal lymph nodes and morphologic features were also compared. Receiver operating characteristic curves were generated to help establish threshold values for the parameters required for the significant differentiation of sarcoidosis from lymphomas. The CT values on 40 to 100 keV monochromatic images in AP and 40 to 50 keV in VP were higher in sarcoidosis than those in Hodgkin's lymphoma, the differences were statistically significant (P < .05); NICs during the AP and λHU during the AP (VP) in patients with sarcoidosis differed significantly from those in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Receiver operating characteristic curves analysis showed that the monochromatic CT value on 40 keV in AP had the highest sensitivity (71.4%) and specificity (100%) in differentiating sarcoidosis from Hodgkin's lymphoma. The anatomic distribution, coalescence, calcification, compression, enhancement pattern and enhancement degree of the mediastinal enlarged lymph node differed significantly between the groups (P < .05). The combination of monochromatic CT value, NICs and λHU had higher sensitivity and specificity than did those of conventional qualitative CT image analysis during the combined phases. CT spectral imaging has promising potential for the diagnostic differentiation of Hodgkin's lymphomas and sarcoidosis. The monochromatic CT value, iodine content and λHU could be valuable parameters for differentiating Hodgkin's lymphomas and sarcoidosis based on mediastinal enlarged lymph node.
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- Lixiu Cao
- Department of ECT, Tangshan People’s Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of ECT, Tangshan People’s Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangshan People’s Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei Province, China
- * Correspondence: Yongliang Liu, Department of Neurosurgery, Tangshan People’s Hospital, No. 65 Shengli Road, Lunan District, Tangshan 063000, Hebei province, China (e-mail: )
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Marie E, Navallas M, Katz DS, Farajirad E, Punnett A, Davda S, Shammas A, Oudjhane K, Vali R. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Imaging Spectrum in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Radiographics 2022; 42:1214-1238. [PMID: 35714040 DOI: 10.1148/rg.210162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is characterized by various age-related dissimilarities in tumor aggressiveness, prevailing pathologic subtypes, and imaging features, as well as potentially different treatment outcomes. Understanding the imaging spectrum of NHL in CAYA with particular attention to children and adolescents is critical for radiologists to support the clinical decision making by the treating physicians and other health care practitioners. The authors discuss the currently performed imaging modalities including radiography, US, CT, MRI, and PET in the diagnosis, staging, and assessment of the treatment response. Familiarity with diagnostic imaging challenges during image acquisition, processing, and interpretation is required when managing patients with NHL. The authors describe potentially problematic and life-threatening scenarios that require prompt management. Moreover, the authors address the unprecedented urge to understand the imaging patterns of possible treatment-related complications of the therapeutic agents used in NHL clinical trials and in practice. Online supplemental material is available for this article. ©RSNA, 2022.
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- Eman Marie
- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5 (E.M.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (M.N.); Department of Radiology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY (D.S.K.); LHSC Victoria Hospital, Western Ontario University, London, ON, Canada (E.F.); Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology (A.P.), Department of Diagnostic Imaging (K.O), Division of Nuclear Medicine (A.S., R.V.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS, London, England (S.D.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.O.)
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Mufti MA, Matthews R, Madu E, Yaddanapudi K, Franceschi D. “Low Dose MR” Dixon Technique for Imaging FDG PET-MR Lymphoma. World J Nucl Med 2022; 21:99-105. [PMID: 35865157 PMCID: PMC9296239 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction
Hybrid PET-MR is a relatively new imaging modality with its major strength being the MR component offering superior soft tissue contrast. While PET/MRI offers the inherent advantage of reduced radiation dose, it has been shown to result in a markedly prolonged examination time becoming a challenge in children and sick patients. "Low dose MRI" is a term used in the nuclear medicine community to describe fast acquired PET-MR scan protocols that rely heavily on PET images for diagnosis. In this study, we sought to determine if the Dixon sequences obtained for attenuation correction could be used as a diagnostic sequence for interpreting PET-MRI lymphoma cases, potentially reducing scan time.
Materials and Methods
We retrospectively identified 40 patients who underwent
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FDG PET-MR body imaging studies for staging or restaging lymphoma. A radiologist and nuclear medicine physician initially reviewed top of the head to mid thigh PET images, attenuation correction coronal Dixon MRI sequences, and PET-MR fusion with Dixon sequence. The same physicians reviewed the PET images, multi-sequence MR including the attenuation correction Dixon, and multi-sequence PET-MR fusion images The lesions were further characterized based on their imaging characteristics, size, SUVmax, and malignant potency. A consensus read followed.
Results
All patients were adults with an average study age of 43.8 years. Our study consisted of 40 females and 48 males out of which 7 were for staging and 81 were for re-staging. All patients had systemic lymphoma. Thirty-seven of the studies had active lymph nodes on Dixon PET-MR that agreed with multi-sequence PET-MR which identified 33 positive cases (89.1%) having an average SUV 10.2 ± 7.74 SD. Four Dixon PET-MR cases did not detect lesions, with an average SUV 2.3 ± 0.55 SD, which was read as minimal residual activity. Multi-sequence MR identified 11 patients with enlarged lymph nodes without FDG uptake, which were not seen on Dixon MR. All 5 studies with bones lesions were detected by Dixon PET-MR as well as 2 soft tissue organ lesions. Multi-sequence MR identified 1 patient with non-active, healed bone lesion. Fifty-five of these studies were true negatives. Compared to multi-sequence PET-MR, Dixon PET-MR demonstrated 89.2% sensitivity, 100% specificity with no false positive studies.
Conclusion
The present study investigated the diagnostic potential of a fast protocol for integrated PET/MRI used for dedicated tumor staging of patients with lymphoma. In this retrospective study, Dixon PET-MR was shown to be sensitive and specific compared to multi-sequence PET-MR in the detection of lymphoma. The low number of these cases not detected had minimally active lymph nodes that resolved on subsequent imaging and probably were not clinically important.
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- Musa Ali Mufti
- Department of Radiology, Stonybrook University Hospital, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, New York, New York, United States
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- School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, New York, New York, United States
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Pratap T, Jalal MJA, K VA, Raja S. Role of Imaging in a Case of Toxoplasmosis Presenting as Generalized Lymphadenopathy. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31:445-450. [PMID: 34556929 PMCID: PMC8448221 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1734226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is caused by
Toxoplasma gondii
an obligate protozoan intracellular parasite. The disease has variable prevalence globally and is usually asymptomatic. Pregnant and immunocompromised people are at risk of getting infected. Enlarged lymph nodes are the most frequently observed clinical form of
Toxoplasma
in humans, mostly affecting posterior cervical nodes. Other organs usually affected are the brain and eyes. We present a case of toxoplasmosis with generalized lymphadenopathy mimicking metastasis in a lady with a previous history of operated pancreatic neoplasm.
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- Thara Pratap
- Department of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Radiology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Rhabdomyoma of the Base of Tongue Invading the Floor of Mouth : An Uncommon Diagnostic Dilemma. Clin Neuroradiol 2021; 32:303-307. [PMID: 34297138 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-021-01056-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Santos FDS, Verma N, Marchiori E, Watte G, Medeiros TM, Mohammed TLH, Hochhegger B. MRI-based differentiation between lymphoma and sarcoidosis in mediastinal lymph nodes. J Bras Pneumol 2021; 47:e20200055. [PMID: 33825792 PMCID: PMC8332845 DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20200055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Evaluation of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes is crucial for patient management. Malignant lymphoma and sarcoidosis are often difficult to differentiate. Our objective was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of MRI for differentiating between sarcoidosis and malignant lymphoma. METHODS This was a retrospective study involving 47 patients who underwent chest MRI and were diagnosed with one of the diseases between 2017 and 2019. T1, T2, and diffusion-weighted signal intensity were measured. Apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) and T2 ratios were calculated. The diagnostic performance of MRI was determined by ROC analysis. RESULTS Mean T2 ratio was significantly lower in the sarcoidosis group than in the lymphoma group (p = 0.009). The T2-ratio cutoff value that best differentiated between lymphoma-related and sarcoidosis-related enlarged lymph nodes was 7.1, with a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of 58.3%, 95.6%, 76.5%, 93.3%, and 68.7%, respectively. The mean ADC was significantly lower in the lymphoma group than in the sarcoidosis group (p = 0.002). The ADC cutoff value that best differentiated between lymphoma-related and sarcoidosis-related enlarged lymph nodes was 1.205, with a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of 87.5%, 82.6%, 85.1%, 84.0% and 86.3%, respectively. No significant differences were found between the two groups regarding T1 signal intensity, T2 signal intensity, and lymph node diameter. CONCLUSIONS MRI parameters such as ADC, diffusion, and T2 ratio can be useful in the differentiation between sarcoidosis and lymphoma in the evaluation of enlarged lymph nodes.
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- Francisco de Souza Santos
- . Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil
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- . Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville (FL) USA
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- . Departamento de Radiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil
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- . Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil
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- . Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil
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- . Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Imaging features of lymphoma vary regionally. Awareness of site-specific key imaging characteristics of lymphoma can aid in rapid staging and assist in prompt treatment. FDG PET/CT and conventional MRI are readily available diagnostic modalities with excellent sensitivity and good specificity. Diagnostic specificity can be enhanced using emerging PET radiotracers, e.g., FLT and FET. RECENT FINDINGS Emerging research has shown higher dimensional analysis (radiomics and radiogenomics) of imaging data can yield information of the underlying genetic aberrations in lymphoma, which can aid in assessing real-time evolution of tumor. CT, PET/CT, MRI, and ultrasound accentuate the intrinsic qualities of lymphoma (e.g., FDG PET/CT for increased metabolic activity, FLT PET/CT for increased proliferation index, and DWI for increased cellularity) and play an essential role in its diagnosis and examination. Advanced radiogenomic analyses use radiomic parameters to deduce genetic variations of lymphoma, providing noninvasive, repeatable, and real-time surveillance of its genetic progression.
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Zytoon AA, Mohamed HH, Mostafa BAAE, Houseni MM. PET/CT and contrast-enhanced CT: making a difference in assessment and staging of patients with lymphoma. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2020; 51:213. [DOI: 10.1186/s43055-020-00320-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Background
The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and 2-[Fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography combined to computed tomography (18 F-FDG PET/CT) in assessment of lymphoma.
Methods
Hundred patients, pathologically proven as lymphoma, were evaluated by CECT and 18F-FDG PET/CT for initial assessment and staging of the disease. The number of lesions and the disease stage detected by each modality was calculated and further analyzed to be compared.
Results
18F-FDG PET/CT diagnosed a total number of 545 lymphoma involved regions with sensitivity 96.6%, specificity 98.8%, and accuracy 99% that was higher than CECT which diagnosed a total number of 439 lymphomatous regions with sensitivity 87.5%, specificity 85.7%, and accuracy 88%. Discordant staging by both modalities was found in 23% of the patients. Lymphoma was upstaged by PET/CT in 17% of the patients; with major changes in 12% of them and downstaged in 6% of the patients.
Conclusion
18F-FDG PET/CT scan has a better diagnostic performance, represented by sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, than CECT scan in the initial assessment of lymphoma regarding its nodal and extra-nodal lesions that could lead to alteration of disease staging which in turn markedly affecting the decision of treatment regimens.
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Gopalan S, Raghu V. Unravelling the Mysteries of the Mesentery. JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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AbstractThe mesentery and its folds tether the small bowel loops to the posterior abdominal wall. It transmits nerves, vessels, and lymph ensconced in a fatty sponge layer wrapped in a thin glistening peritoneum, from and to the small bowel. Not only does this flexible dynamic fatty apron house various localized primary benign and malignant lesions, it is often involved in and gives an indication of generalized or systemic diseases in the body. An understanding of the anatomy, components, and function of the mesentery helps to classify mesenteric abnormalities. This further allows for characterizing radiological patterns and appearances specific to certain disease entities. Recent reviews of mesenteric anatomy have kindled new interest in its function and clinical applications, heralding the possibility of revision of its role in diseases of the abdomen.
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- Sunita Gopalan
- Department of Radiology, Columbia Asia Radiology Group, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Radiology, Columbia Asia Radiology Group, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Reginelli A, Urraro F, Sangiovanni A, Russo GM, Russo C, Grassi R, Agostini A, Belfiore MP, Cellina M, Floridi C, Giovagnoni A, Sica A, Cappabianca S. Extranodal Lymphomas: a pictorial review for CT and MRI classification. ACTA BIO-MEDICA : ATENEI PARMENSIS 2020; 91:34-42. [PMID: 32945277 PMCID: PMC7944666 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v91i8-s.9971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Extranodal lymphomas represent an extranodal location of both non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas. This study aims to evaluate the role of CT and MRI in the assessment of relationships of extranodal lymphomas with surrounding tissues and in the characterization of the lesion. We selected and reviewed ten recent studies among the most recent ones present in literature exclusively about CT and MRI imaging of extranodal lymphomas. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) is usually the first-line imaging modality in the evaluation of extranodal lymphomas, according to Lugano classification. However, MRI has a crucial role thanks to the superior soft-tissue contrast resolution, particularly in the anatomical region as head and neck. (www.actabiomedica.it)
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- Alfonso Reginelli
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Radiology Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Radiology, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
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- Radiology Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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- Radiology Department, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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- Oncology and Hematology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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Fujita N, Nishie A, Asayama Y, Ishigami K, Ushijima Y, Kakihara D, Nakayama T, Morita K, Ishimatsu K, Honda H. Hyperintense Liver Masses at Hepatobiliary Phase Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced MRI: Imaging Appearances and Clinical Importance. Radiographics 2020; 40:72-94. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.2020190037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nobuhiro Fujita
- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology (N.F., A.N., K. Ishigami, Y.U., D.K., K.M., K. Ishimatsu, H.H.), Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology (Y.A.), and Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis (T.N.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Mohammed R, Milne A, Kayani K, Ojha U. How the discovery of rituximab impacted the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. J Blood Med 2019; 10:71-84. [PMID: 30881167 PMCID: PMC6398399 DOI: 10.2147/jbm.s190784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is the sixth-most common cancer in the UK, accounting for around 13,700 new cases every year. Until the late 1990s, treatment relied on intensive chemotherapy, such as CHOP (cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin HCl-vincristine [Oncovin]-prednisone). The use of standard CHOP therapy and its variations had resulted in poor five-year survival rates (as low as 26%), particularly in patients with aggressive NHL. Rituximab (Rituxan) was the first chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of NHL. It was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1997 for indolent forms of NHL. It subsequently received EU approval in June 1998, and was licensed under the trade name Mabthera (Roche, Basel, Switzerland). It then went on to be approved for the first-line treatment of aggressive forms of NHL, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (to be used in combination with CHOP or other anthracycline-based chemotherapy) in 2006. It is directed against the CD20 protein, an antigen found on the surface of B-cell lymphomas. With minimal toxicity, activity as a single-agent (for indolent forms of NHL) and safety when combined with chemotherapy (for aggressive forms), it represents great progress in this field. Here, we analyze how this antibody therapeutic was developed from basic molecular and cellular considerations through to preclinical and clinical evaluations and how it came to be a first-line treatment for NHL, and we discuss the impacts the advent of rituximab had on treatment outcomes for patients with DLBCL compared with the pre-rituximab era.
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- Raihan Mohammed
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,
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- Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Application of the apparent diffusion coefficient in magnetic resonance imaging in an assessment of the early response to treatment in Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - pilot study. Pol J Radiol 2018; 83:e210-e214. [PMID: 30627237 PMCID: PMC6323582 DOI: 10.5114/pjr.2018.76007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Purpose Lymphoproliferative neoplasms are the largest and most frequently diagnosed entities in the group of haematological malignancies. The aim of the study was to assess whether apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measured on the first day of the second cycle of chemotherapy could be a predictor of prognosis and of the final treatment’s outcome. Material and methods The study included 27 patients with diagnosed Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, who had magnetic resonance (MR) performed with diffusion weighted imaging/apparent diffusion coefficient (DWI/ADC) before and on the first day of the second cycle of chemotherapy. Imaging was performed using a 1.5 T MR scanner. ADC was measured in lymphoma infiltration in the area of the lowest signal in the ADC map and the highest signal on β 800 images in post-treatment study. After that, the corresponding area was determined in a pre-treatment study and an ADC value was measured. Results The difference between ADC values in pre-treatment (ADC = 720 mm2/s) and post-treatment (ADC = 1059 mm2/s) studies was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Cutoff values for estimating response to treatment were established at the level of ADC 1080 mm2/s, and ADC to muscle ratio at 0.82 in post-treatment study. Patients with ADC > 752 mm2/s before treatment manifested lower probability of progression than patients with ADC < 752 mm2/s. Conclusions ADC measurement’s before treatment and on the first day of the second cycle of chemotherapy can be used as a prognostic marker in lymphoma therapy. ADC values lower than 1080 mm2/s and an increase of the ratio after the treatment can be considered as a marker of disease progression.
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Ho A, Girgis S, Low G. Uncommon liver lesions with multimodality imaging and pathology correlation. Clin Radiol 2018; 73:191-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2017.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Dohan A, Faraoun S, Barral M, Guerrache Y, Boudiaf M, Dray X, Hoeffel C, Allez M, Farges O, Beaugerie L, Aparicio T, Marteau P, Fishman E, Lucidarme O, Eveno C, Pocard M, Dautry R, Soyer P. Extra-intestinal malignancies in inflammatory bowel diseases: An update with emphasis on MDCT and MR imaging features. Diagn Interv Imaging 2015; 96:871-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Imaging features of systemic cystic angiomatosis. Diagn Interv Imaging 2015; 96:1211-3. [PMID: 26141486 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2014.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Revised: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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