Gallium-67 uptake in the salivary glands in chronic graft-versus-host disease after bone marrow transplantation |
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Authors: | K Yamauchi K Noguchi Y Suzuki T Nagao |
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Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa-ken, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Ga-67 citrate scans were performed in a 17-year-old female patient after bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ga-67 accumulated in salivary glands in which chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVH) was demonstrated pathologically. Ga-67 scan may be a sensitive and noninvasive test for detecting and monitoring the Sicca syndrome induced by chronic GVH. |
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