Aportes de la tomografía por emisión de positrones con 18F-fluorodesoxiglucosa/tomografía computada en el diagnóstico de compromiso extramedular por mieloma múltiple en Uruguay
Resumen:
Background: ¹⁸F-fluorodesoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET-CT) has a high sensitivity and specificity to detect medullary and extramedullary lesions in multiple myeloma (MM). Aim: To describe the findings of PET-CT in extramedullary multiple myeloma (EMM) at diagnosis and at relapse, and correlate its results with clinical variables, response to treatment and survival. Materials and Methods: Review of medical records and PET-CT reports of 39 patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who had at least one PET-CT study, treated between January 1, 2015, and January 1, 2019 at a clinical hospital. Results: The Standard Uptake Values for each hypermetabolic lesion were not described in PET-CT reports. Fifteen patients had an EMM and in eight, without a previous clinical suspicion, PET-TC lead to the diagnosis. The mortality rate in the 39 patients with MM was 46%. Sixty seven percent of deaths occurred in patients with EMM. Conclusions: PET-TC was useful to diagnose EMM. However, a standardization in PETCT reports would be required to unify criteria. As previously reported, EMM had a greater aggressiveness and lower survival.
| 2022 | |
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Magnetic resonance imaging Multiple myeloma Positron emission tomography computed tomography MIELOMA MÚLTIPLE IMAGEN POR RESONANCIA MAGNÉTICA FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18 TOMOGRAFÍA COMPUTARIZADA POR TOMOGRAFÍA DE EMISIÓN DE POSITRONES |
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| Español | |
| Universidad de la República | |
| COLIBRI | |
| https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/55187 | |
| Acceso abierto | |
| Licencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0) |