Management Changes for Individual Patients as Result of PET Findings
| Change | HD | NHL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Intermodality | 7 | 38.8 | 15 | 44.1 |
| From surgery to medical treatment | 1 | 0 | ||
| From surgery to radiation | 0 | 0 | ||
| From surgery to no treatment | 0 | 0 | ||
| From medical treatment to surgery | 0 | 0 | ||
| From medical treatment to radiation | 1 | 2 | ||
| From medical treatment to no treatment | 1 | 4 | ||
| From radiation to surgery | 0 | 0 | ||
| From radiation to medical treatment | 1 | 2 | ||
| From radiation to no treatment | 1 | 1 | ||
| From no treatment to surgery | 0 | 1 | ||
| From no treatment to medical treatment | 1 | 4 | ||
| From no treatment to radiation | 1 | 1 | ||
| Intramodality | 2 | 11.1 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Change in surgical approach | 0 | 1 | ||
| Change in medical approach | 2 | 1 | ||
| Change in radiation approach | 0 | 1 | ||
| Combination of management | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | 5.9 |
| None | 7 | 38.8 | 10 | 29.4 |
| Other management changes | 0 | 4 | 11.8 | |
No significant differences were found between 2 patient groups.