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SUBMITTER: El Karak F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5242511 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
El Karak Fadi F Bou-Orm Ibrahim R IR Ghosn Marwan M Kattan Joseph J Farhat Fadi F Ibrahim Toni T Jreige Mario M El Cheikh Jean J Haidar Mohamad M
PloS one 20170118 1
Evaluation of bone marrow involvement (BMI) is paramount in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) for prognostic and therapeutic reasons. PET/CT scanner (PET) is now a routine examination for the staging of DLBCL with prognostic and therapeutic implications. This study evaluates the role of PET for detecting marrow involvement compared to bone marrow biopsy (BMB). This monocentric study included 54 patients diagnosed with DLBCL between 2009 and 2013 and who had FDG PET/CT in a pre-treatment sett ...[more]