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67 Ga accumulation in pulmonary lesions associated with bleomycin toxicity
Author(s) -
Richman Steven D.,
Levenson Stanley M.,
Bunn Paul A.,
Flinn George S.,
Johnston Gerald S.,
de Vita Vincent T.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.2820360906
Subject(s) - bleomycin , medicine , pulmonary toxicity , pathology , pulmonary fibrosis , lung , pneumonitis , toxicity , lung cancer , interstitial pneumonitis , nuclear medicine , radiology , respiratory disease , chemotherapy
The radionuclide, gallium‐67, accumulates in a wide variety of neoplastic and inflammatory lesions. Diffuse bilateral lung localization of 67 Ga occurred in two cases of interstitial pneumonitis associated with bleomycin therapy. Clinical symptoms and laboratory evaluation of pulmonary status correlated with scintigraphic studies in these two patients, while discrepancies between scinti‐graphic and roentgenographic findings were observed. Cancer 36:1966–1972,1975.