Differentiation of malignant from benign pancreatic mass by Tl-201 abdominal SPECT
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 93-96, 1995.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of Tl-201 abdominal SPECT to differentiate between chronic focal pancreatitis and pancreatic malignancy. Seventeen patients (12 men, 5 women; mean age, 56 years; 9 pancreatic cancer, 8 chronic pancreatitis) with pancreatic mass were prospectively investigated with Tl-201 abdominal SPECT. In all patients, CT and/or US could not clarify the nature of the pancreatic mass. Focal hot uptake was present in 8 of 9 patients with pancreatic cancer, while it was present in 2 of 8 patients with chronic pancreatitis. Therefore, the sensitivity and specificity of the present study were 89% and 75%, respectively. A significant difference of Tl-201 uptakes was noted between benign and malignant masses (p& 0.05). Therefore, we concluded that Tl-201 abdominal SPECT was a useful test in differentiation of malignant from benign pancreatic mass, especially when the differentiation could not be made by other imaging modalities
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Pancreatite
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Radioisótopos de Tálio
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Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único
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Doença Crônica
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Seguimentos
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Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Estudo de Avaliação
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article