J Korean Radiol Soc.  1983 Mar;19(1):281-285. 10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.1.281.

Hepatospleno-scintigraphic findings of leukemia

• Lee SK
• Kim OH
• Jin BJ
• Bahk YW

• KMID: 2463230
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.1.281

Abstract

In an endeavour to assess scintigraphic features of leukemia a retrospective analysis of hepatosplenicscintigrams using 99mTc-Sn phytate was made in 12 cases of chronic myelocytic leukemia and 6 cases of acutemyelocytic leukemia. Diagnosis was proven in every case in bone marrow aspirate and peripheral blood tests. Theage of patient ranged from 18 to 72 years old. There were 12 males and 6 females. 1., The great majority (83.3%)of the patient with chronic myelocytic leukemia revealed less radionuclide activity (RNA) in the spleen than inthe liver, although the spleen was moderately to markedly enlarged. The RNA distribution both in the liver andspleen was inhomogeneous, but no focal defect was observed. Those findings indeed contrasted with those of chronicleukemia and liver cirrhosis in which splenic RNA is typically more prominent than RNA. 2. All of the patient withacute myelocytic leukemia showed mild splenomegaly. The splenic RNA was equal indensity to that of the liver in66.7% and less in the remainder.

MeSH Terms

Bone Marrow
Diagnosis
Female
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Leukemia*
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
Leukemia, Myeloid
Liver
Liver Cirrhosis
Male
Phytic Acid
Retrospective Studies
RNA
Spleen
Splenomegaly
Phytic Acid
RNA