Surveillance imaging in pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma

Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 2013 Sep;8(3):218-25. doi: 10.1007/s11899-013-0168-z.

Abstract

Children with Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) routinely undergo surveillance computed tomography (CT) imaging for up to 5 years post-therapy (Rx), resulting in increased cost and radiation exposure without clear benefit. A number of recent studies have demonstrated that routine surveillance imaging, by CT, positron emission tomography (PET)/CT, as well as other imaging techniques, may be over-utilized for routine surveillance of patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma, and-in addition to contributing to increased cost and radiation exposure-show no clear survival benefit. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent data evaluating routine surveillance imaging and its role in detecting disease relapse in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis*
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Population Surveillance / methods*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed