Value of thallium-201 scintigraphy for primary tumour detection in patients with malignant neck masses

GUNEY E., YIGITBASI O. G., Tutus A., BOZDEMIR K., NARDALI M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.25, no.4, pp.431-434, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s002590050242
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.431-434
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of thallium-201 scintigraphy to primary tumour detection in patients with malignant neck masses and to evaluate its sensitivity and specificity. A total of 30 patients with histopathologically proven malignant tumours were included in the study. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of Tl-201 scintigraphy were found to be 54%, 75% and 57% respectively. These results suggest that Tl-201 scintigraphy has a limited value in the detection of the primary tumour in patients with malignant masses of the neck.