Sensitivity of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Detection of Low-Grade NHL Lesions in Different Lymph Node Regions and Extranodal Sites
| Localization of malignant lesion | No. of malignant lesions | Physical examination (%) | Chest radiograph (%) | CT scan (%) | LAG (%) | Sonography (%) | SS-R scan (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical LN* | 38 | 96 | 70 (10) | 66 | |||
| Supraclavicular LN | 17 | 90 | 63 (8) | 59 | |||
| Axillary LN | 16 | 94 | 86 (14) | 63 | |||
| Mediastinal LN | 9 | 25 (8) | 100 (8) | 78 | |||
| Orbit/eye | 6 | 67 | 40 (5) | 33 | |||
| Lung-hilar LN | 3 | 0 | 100 | 67 | |||
| Paraaortic LN | 17 | 82 | 100 (2) | 43 (7) | 35 | ||
| Mesenteric LN | 11 | 100 | 67 (6) | 36 | |||
| Inguinal LN | 13 | 69 | 85 (13) | 54 | |||
| Iliac LN | 10 | 90 | 30 | ||||
| Stomach/intestine | 8 | 13 | 38 | ||||
| Spleen | 5 | 100 | 100 | 100 (2) | 100 |
↵* Indicates occipital, submandibular, and cervical lymph nodes.
LAG = bipedal lymphangiogram; LN = lymph node.
Numbers in parentheses indicate frequency at which the test was performed and are given only if different from number of malignant lesions.