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- Title
Gallium scanning in differentiating malignant from benign asbestos-related pleural disease.
- Authors
Teirstein, Alvin S.; Chahinian, Philippe; Goldsmith, Stanley J.; Sorek, M.
- Abstract
In order to assess the utility of 67gallium citrate in delineating malignant pleural mesothelioma from benign asbestos-related pleural disease, 49 patients with malignant mesothelioma and 16 with benign asbestos-related pleural disease were studied. Seven patients with malignant mesothelioma had no history of asbestos exposure, while the remaining 58 patients were exposed. Forty-three of the 49 patients (88%) with malignant mesothelioma had a positive67 gallium scan including 36 of the 42 (86%) patients with asbestos exposure and all 7 patients without a history of asbestos exposure. Three of 16 patients (19%) with benign asbestos-related pleural disease had a positive scan. 67Gallium radionuclide imaging is nonspecific but may be valuable in noninvasive monitoring of asbestos-exposed populations, which have a high risk for the late development of benign and/or malignant pleural disease.
- Publication
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1986, Vol 9, Issue 5, p487
- ISSN
0271-3586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ajim.4700090509