Upstaging of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a child based on 67 Gallium scintigraphy

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 174-176

  Parkhurst, Joan B ^a,b   Foster, Pamela ^a   Johnson, Sarah F ^a   Leonard, Joe C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Gallium scintigraphy; Lymphoma; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Staging

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM 67;

ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MAXILLA SINUS TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

BIOPSY; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; GALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 0031946812     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199803000-00018     Document Type: Article

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