Gammagrafía salival cuantitativa en pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello tratados con radioterapia / Quantitative salivary gland scintigraphy in head and neck cancer patients following radiotherapy

Objetivo. Determinar el papel de la gammagrafía salival (GS) cuantitativa en la detección de alteraciones funcionales de las glándulas salivales en pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello tratados con radioterapia (RT). Material y métodos. Se estudió a 19 pacientes (17 varones) con edad media de 62,4 años (44–75). Se realizaron tres estudios a cada paciente: basal, a los 3 y a los 18 meses tras la RT. La gammagrafía salival se realizó con 3,7MBq/kg de 99mTc-pertecnetato durante 25 minutos y zumo de limón al final del minuto 15. Se calculó la fracción de excreción (FE), las cuentas máximas/minuto/píxel/MBq (CMPM), el porcentaje de captación a partir de las curvas actividad/tiempo de áreas de interés sobre ambas glándulas parótidas (GP) y glándulas submaxilares (GSM) y la influencia de las dosis recibidas por las parótidas. Resultados. La FE mostró una disminución significativa del estudio basal a los 3 meses (p<0,001), tanto en las GP como en las GSM, y a los 18 meses en las GSM (p<0,001). Se observó un aumento significativo de la FE del estudio a los 3 meses al de los 18 meses (p<0,05). Resultados. La CMPM no cambió significativamente en las GP desde el estudio basal a los de 3 y 18 meses, pero sí en las GSM con disminución significativa (p<0,01) desde el estudio basal al de 18 meses. El porcentaje de captación no cambió significativamente. Se observó correlación moderada entre la dosis a parótidas y los parámetros a los 3 meses post-RT (p<0,05). Conclusiones. La FE presentó mayor sensibilidad que la captación al efecto de la RT sobre la función salival, mostrando, además, recuperación funcional a lo largo del tiempo en las GP(AU)

Objective. To assess the role of quantitative salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) in the detection of functional impairment of salivary glands in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy (RT). Material and methods. We studied 19 patients (17 men), mean age 62.4 years (44–75). Three studies were performed to each patient: baseline, 3 and 18 months after RT. SGS was acquired for 25 minutes following injection of 3.7MBq/kg of 99mTc-pertechnetate with lemon juice at the end of minute 15. Material and methods. Excretion fraction (EF), counts per minute/pixel/MBq (CMPM) and uptake percentage were obtained from time-activity curves from ROIs placed over parotid (PG) and submandibular glands (SMG) and related to the doses received by the PG. Results. EF showed a significant reduction from the baseline to the 3 months study (p<0.001) for the PG and SMG and from the baseline to the 18 months study for the SMG (p<0.001). A significant improvement of EF was seen from the 3 months to the 18 months study for the PG (p<0.05). Results. CMPM did not change significantly from the baseline to the 3 months and 18 months studies for the PG and showed a significant reduction (p<0.01) for the SMG from the baseline to 18 months study. The uptake percentage did not change significantly between studies. A moderate association was observed between the doses to PG and the 3m study parameters. Conclusions. EF was more sensitive than uptake in assessing post-RT impairment of salivary function. In addition, it reflected functional recovery of parotid glands over time(AU)

[Quantitative salivary gland scintigraphy in head and neck cancer patients following radiotherapy]. / Gammagrafía salival cuantitativa en pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello tratados con radioterapia.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of quantitative salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) in the detection of functional impairment of salivary glands in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy (RT). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We studied 19 patients (17 men), mean age 62.4 years (44-75). Three studies were performed to each patient: baseline, 3 and 18 months after RT. SGS was acquired for 25 minutes following injection of 3.7 MBq/kg of (99m)Tc-pertechnetate with lemon juice at the end of minute 15. Excretion fraction (EF), counts per minute/pixel/MBq (CMPM) and uptake percentage were obtained from time-activity curves from ROIs placed over parotid (PG) and submandibular glands (SMG) and related to the doses received by the PG. RESULTS: EF showed a significant reduction from the baseline to the 3 months study (p<0.001) for the PG and SMG and from the baseline to the 18 months study for the SMG (p<0.001). A significant improvement of EF was seen from the 3 months to the 18 months study for the PG (p<0.05). CMPM did not change significantly from the baseline to the 3 months and 18 months studies for the PG and showed a significant reduction (p<0.01) for the SMG from the baseline to 18 months study. The uptake percentage did not change significantly between studies. A moderate association was observed between the doses to PG and the 3m study parameters. CONCLUSIONS: EF was more sensitive than uptake in assessing post-RT impairment of salivary function. In addition, it reflected functional recovery of parotid glands over time.

Contribución de la detección radioguiada y biopsia selectiva del Ganglio centinela al estadiaje de 100 pacientes con melanoma cutáneo / Contribution of the radioguided detection and selective biopsy of the sentinel lymph node with staging in 100 patients with cutaneous melanoma

Objetivo: La biopsia selectiva del Ganglio Centinela (GC) se ofrece como una alternativa a la linfadenectomía regional convencional en el estadiaje de pacientes con melanoma cutáneo maligno. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar nuestra experiencia en la localización del GC mediante linfogammagrafía y sonda detectora y su utilidad en el estadiaje del melanoma cutáneo maligno (MCM).Material y Métodos: Se estudiaron 100 pacientes, 56 mujeres y 44 hombres, con edad media de 51,5 ñ 31,5 años, diagnosticados de MCM. En todos los casos se realizó linfografía radioisotópica pre-operatoria para detectar el área ganglionar de drenaje tras administración intradérmica peritumoral de 600 microCi de 99mTc- sulfuro coloidal, adquiriendose imágenes planares cada 10 minutos hasta la localización de actividad en áreas ganglionares de drenaje. Posteriormente se efectuó localización intraoperatoria mediante sonda detectora y biopsia selectiva del GC, enviándose al Servicio de Anatomía Patológica para evaluar infiltración metastásica. Resultados: El estudio linfogammagráfico resultó positivo en 99 de los 100 casos, siendo identificados intraoperatoriamente 98 casos. El análisis anatomopatológico fue negativo en el 78,9 por ciento y positivo en el 21,1 por ciento de los ganglios extraídos. Conclusiones: La linfografía radioisotópica y la detección intraoperatoria son dos técnicas extraordinariamente útiles en la localización del GC y estadiaje del MCM. Son muchos los pacientes que se benefician de la biopsia selectiva radioguiada del GC en ésta patología tumoral, tanto en disminución de la morbilidad de la intervención como en un mejor estadiaje de la enfermedad. (AU)

[Contribution of radioguided detection and selective biopsy of the sentinel lymph node to staging in 100 patients with cutaneous melanoma]. / Contribución de la detección radioguiada y biopsia selectiva del Ganglio centinela al estadiaje de 100 pacientes con melanoma cutáneo.

OBJECTIVE: A selective sentinel node (SN) biopsy appears to be an alternative to conventional lymph node dissection for staging patients with cutaneous melanoma. This study has aimed to analyze our experience in the localization of the sentinel node with a probe detector and lymphoscintigraphy and its utility in the staging of this disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 100 patients, 56 female and 44 male, 51.5 31.5 mean age, diagnosed of cutaneous melanoma were studied. The lymphoscintigraphy was performed in all cases to detect the area of lymphatic drainage after peritumoral intradermal administration of 600 uCi of 99mTc-colloidal sulfur, and planar images were acquired every 10 minutes until activity was detected in these areas. Afterwards, the intraoperative localization of the sentinel node with a probe detector was performed and the selective biopsy of the node was sent to the Pathology Department for its histologic study. RESULTS: The lymphoscintigraphy study was positive in 99 of the 100 cases and it was identified intraoperatively in 98 cases. The histologic analysis was negative in 78.9% and positive in 21.1% of the nodes. CONCLUSIONS: Radioisotopic lymphography and intraoperative probe detection are two very useful techniques for locating the sentinel node and staging patients with cutaneous melanoma. Many patients are benefiting from the selective biopsy of the sentinel node because of the decreased post-surgical morbidity and better staging of the cutaneous melanoma.