PET/CT scans ‘crucial’ in patients with NK/T-cell lymphoma

PET/CT has significant advantages over conventional methods for lesion detection and staging in patients with natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, according to a study published December 18 in Heliyon.In a retrospective analysis, a team in Taiyuan, China, found that F-18 FDG-PET/CT was superior for analyzing imaging manifestations of NK/T-cell lymphoma and suggested that the scans can improve treatment plans for patients.“F-18 FDG-PET/CT scanning is crucial in identifying tumor lesions, determining staging, and devising treatment strategies for individuals diagnosed with NK/T-cell lymphoma,” wrote lead author Huixia Geng, MD, of the Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University.NK/T-cell lymphoma originates from mature T cells and NK cells; while the disease has a low incidence, it progresses rapidly and patients have low survival outcomes, the authors explained.Previous studies have shown that F-18 FDG-PET/CT is key in determining the staging, response assessment, and prognostic evaluation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma, yet has not been established in patients with NK/T-cell lymphoma, they added.To that end, the group analyzed PET/CT imaging characteristics of 38 patients with a primary diagnosis of NK/T-cell lymphoma and compared the approach with conventional methods: namely, physical examination, CT with intravenous contrast, MRI, biopsies from primary sites, and bone marrow exams.According to the analysis, the patients had 219...
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