Publications by authors named "Yakov Oksman"
Anatomic Asymmetry in Sentinel Lymph Node Detection in Endometrial Cancer.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess if combining indocyanine green (ICG) with technetium-99m-filtered sulfur colloid (Tc99m-FSC) enhances the detection of bilateral sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in endometrial cancer patients.
- A total of 111 patients were analyzed, revealing that using both tracers improved bilateral detection rates; ICG performed better than Tc99m-FSC when used alone.
- The findings suggest that while the combination of both methods provides superior SLN detection, anatomical symmetry between detected nodes is unreliable, indicating caution during unilateral mapping failures.
PET/CT in Disease Detection and Follow-up of Subcutaneous Involvement in Marginal Zone Lymphoma.
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk
April 2020
Background: The value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in the staging and assessment of treatment response in marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) lymphomas remains controversial. We investigated radiologic characteristics of subcutaneous MZL as imaged on PET/CT scans.
Patients And Methods: From the records of a single medical center, for the years 2008 and 2017, we identified subcutaneous lesions in PET/CT scans of patients with histopathologically confirmed MZL in sites other than subcutaneous tissue.
Objective: To determine the safety and outcome following standard-dose ibritumomab tiuxetan followed by BEAM high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients with chemo-refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Patients And Methods: The study included 23 patients, median age 55 years (range, 35-66) with chemo-refractory lymphoma, either primary refractory (n = 11) or in refractory relapse (n = 12). Rituximab 250 mg/m(2) followed by ibritumomab tiuxetan 0.
Objective: To review our experience using dynamic 99mTc-diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid renal scintigraphy combined with indirect radionuclide cystography (IRC) in the acute phase of pyelonephritis, as a possible alternative to the conventional imaging, as investigating acute pyelonephritis usually includes imaging the upper urinary tract during the acute phase, to exclude obstruction, and delayed voiding cysto-urethrography (VCUG) when underlying vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR) is suspected.
Patients And Methods: Between 1997 and 1999, 47 young women (median age 22 years, range 18-37) were hospitalized for acute pyelonephritis. The combined study was used during the acute phase of the disease, usually within 24 h of hospitalization.