Abstract
Thallium brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) may be useful for differentiation of tumor recurrence from scar tissue and radiation necrosis and to predict low or high grade brain tumors. We report a case of an 11-year-old boy with recurrent oligodendroglioma who showed increased focal uptake of thallium-201 at the site of recurrence after surgery and radiotherapy on a SPECT imaging of the brain. This indicates viable tumor mass as opposed to radiation necrosis.
MeSH terms
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Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
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Brain Neoplasms / surgery
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Child
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Cranial Irradiation
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Craniotomy
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Humans
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Male
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging*
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Oligodendroglioma / diagnostic imaging*
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Oligodendroglioma / radiotherapy
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Oligodendroglioma / surgery
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Psychosurgery
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Temporal Lobe / diagnostic imaging
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Temporal Lobe / radiation effects
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Temporal Lobe / surgery
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*