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Nuklearmedizin 1988; 27(03): 79-82
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1629437
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57Co-Bleomycin Scintigraphy for the Preoperative Detection and Staging of Lung Tumors

57Co-Bleomycin-Szintigraphie für die präoperative Erkennung und Inszenierung von Lungentumoren
P. B. Frederiksen
1   From the Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, of Nuclear Medicine and of Pulmonary Disease, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
,
J. B. Christensen
1   From the Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, of Nuclear Medicine and of Pulmonary Disease, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
,
H. Vejlsted
1   From the Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, of Nuclear Medicine and of Pulmonary Disease, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
,
J. W. Rasmussen
1   From the Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, of Nuclear Medicine and of Pulmonary Disease, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
,
B. Pedersen
1   From the Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, of Nuclear Medicine and of Pulmonary Disease, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
,
C.-J. Edeling
1   From the Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, of Nuclear Medicine and of Pulmonary Disease, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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Received: 08 January 1988

in revised form: 22 February 1988

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04 February 2018 (online)

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Twenty-five consecutive patients with lung tumors were classified according to the presence of metastases by the use of 57Co-Bleomycin scintigraphy. Twenty-two of the tumors were visualized but metastatic spread to hilar lymph nodes was not detected. Reliable separation of central tumors with and without growth into neighbouring organs was not possible. Mediastinal uptake was found in eight cases but only a part of these could be verified by operation. The method can contribute to the evaluation of lung tumors and can be helpful to avoid some unnecessary thoracotomies.

Zusammenfassung

25 aufeinanderfolgende Patienten mit Lungentumoren wurden mittels der 57Co-Bleomycin-Szintigraphie entsprechend dem Vorhandensein von Metastasen klassifiziert. 22 der Tumore waren sichtbar, doch konnte die Metastasierung in die hilären Lymphknoten nicht entdeckt werden. Eine zuverlässige Abgrenzung der zentralen Tumore mit und ohne Wachstum in die benachbarten Organe war nicht möglich. In 8 Fällen wurde eine Speicherung im Mediastinum betrachtet, doch konnte diese nur in einem Teil der Fälle chirurgisch verifiziert werden. Die Methode kann zur Bewertung von Lungentumoren beitragen und sich bei der Vermeidung unnötiger Thorakotomien als hilfreich erweisen.

 

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