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Navarro SM, Matcuk GR, Patel DB, Skalski M, White EA, Tomasian A, Schein AJ. Musculoskeletal Imaging Findings of Hematologic Malignancies. Radiographics 2017; 37:881-900. [PMID: 28388273 DOI: 10.1148/rg.2017160133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hematologic malignancies comprise a set of prevalent yet clinically diverse diseases that can affect every organ system. Because blood components originate in bone marrow, it is no surprise that bone marrow is a common location for both primary and metastatic hematologic neoplasms. Findings of hematologic malignancy can be seen with most imaging modalities including radiography, computed tomography (CT), technetium 99m (99mTc) methylene diphosphonate (MDP) bone scanning, fluorine 18 (18F) fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Because of the diversity of imaging appearances and clinical behavior of this spectrum of disease, diagnosis can be challenging, and profound understanding of the underlying pathophysiologic changes and current treatment modalities can be daunting. The appearance of normal bone marrow at MR imaging and FDG PET/CT is also varied due to dynamic compositional changes with normal aging and in response to hematologic demand or treatment, which can lead to false-positive interpretation of imaging studies. In this article, the authors review the normal maturation and imaging appearance of bone marrow. Focusing on lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma, they present the spectrum of imaging findings of hematologic malignancy affecting the musculoskeletal system and the current imaging tools available to the radiologist. They discuss the imaging findings of posttreatment bone marrow and review commonly used staging systems and consensus recommendations for appropriate imaging for staging, management, and assessment of clinical remission. ©RSNA, 2017.
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- Shannon M Navarro
- From the Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (S.M.N., G.R.M., D.B.P., M.S., E.A.W., A.T.); and Los Robles Radiology Associates, 227 Janss Rd, Ste 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (A.J.S.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (S.M.N., G.R.M., D.B.P., M.S., E.A.W., A.T.); and Los Robles Radiology Associates, 227 Janss Rd, Ste 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (A.J.S.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (S.M.N., G.R.M., D.B.P., M.S., E.A.W., A.T.); and Los Robles Radiology Associates, 227 Janss Rd, Ste 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (A.J.S.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (S.M.N., G.R.M., D.B.P., M.S., E.A.W., A.T.); and Los Robles Radiology Associates, 227 Janss Rd, Ste 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (A.J.S.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (S.M.N., G.R.M., D.B.P., M.S., E.A.W., A.T.); and Los Robles Radiology Associates, 227 Janss Rd, Ste 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (A.J.S.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (S.M.N., G.R.M., D.B.P., M.S., E.A.W., A.T.); and Los Robles Radiology Associates, 227 Janss Rd, Ste 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (A.J.S.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif (S.M.N., G.R.M., D.B.P., M.S., E.A.W., A.T.); and Los Robles Radiology Associates, 227 Janss Rd, Ste 150, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (A.J.S.)
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Wilson CL, Gawade PL, Ness KK. Impairments that influence physical function among survivors of childhood cancer. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2015; 2:1-36. [PMID: 25692094 PMCID: PMC4327873 DOI: 10.3390/children2010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Children treated for cancer are at increased risk of developing chronic health conditions, some of which may manifest during or soon after treatment while others emerge many years after therapy. These health problems may limit physical performance and functional capacity, interfering with participation in work, social, and recreational activities. In this review, we discuss treatment-induced impairments in the endocrine, musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiopulmonary systems and their influence on mobility and physical function. We found that cranial radiation at a young age was associated with broad range of chronic conditions including obesity, short stature, low bone mineral density and neuromotor impairments. Anthracyclines and chest radiation are associated with both short and long-term cardiotoxicity. Although numerous chronic conditions are documented among individuals treated for childhood cancer, the impact of these conditions on mobility and function are not well characterized, with most studies limited to survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumors. Moving forward, further research assessing the impact of chronic conditions on participation in work and social activities is required. Moreover, interventions to prevent or ameliorate the loss of physical function among children treated for cancer are likely to become an important area of survivorship research.
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- Carmen L. Wilson
- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS-735 Memphis, TN 38105, USA; E-Mails: (P.L.G.); (K.K.N.)
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Niinimäki R, Hansen LM, Niinimäki T, Olsen JH, Pokka T, Sankila R, Vettenranta K, Hasle H, Harila-Saari A. Incidence of Severe Osteonecrosis Requiring Total Joint Arthroplasty in Children and Young Adults Treated for Leukemia or Lymphoma: A Nationwide, Register-Based Study in Finland and Denmark. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2013; 2:138-144. [PMID: 24380033 DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2013.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Purpose: The population-based incidence of severe osteonecrosis (ON) necessitating total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in patients with hematological cancer is unknown. This study assessed the incidence of ON requiring primary TJA in children and young adults treated for leukemia or lymphoma. Methods: Patients diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma before 31 years of age were identified from the Finnish and Danish Cancer Registries. These data were combined with those from the National Hospital Discharge and the Finnish Arthroplasty Registers. Data on the orthopedic procedures performed and the appropriate diagnosis codes given before the age of 40 were also retrieved. Results: The estimated cumulative incidence of TJA was 4.5% at 20 years for patients treated for chronic myeloid leukemia, followed by 2.1% for patients treated for acute myeloid leukemia. It was considerably lower in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL; 0.4%). Multivariate analysis revealed that allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) increased the risk of TJA (hazard ratio [HR]=9.4; 95% CI: 5.3-16.9). The risk of TJA was higher in patients diagnosed with cancer at 10-19 and 20-30 years of age than in those diagnosed before the age of 10 (HR=24; 95% CI: 3.1-176 and HR=26; 95% CI: 3.6-192 respectively). Conclusion: The incidence of ON requiring TJA was highest among patients with myeloid leukemias and lowest in patients treated for ALL. Allo-SCT and age ≥10 years at diagnosis were the most important risk factors for ON requiring TJA in hematological malignancies.
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- Riitta Niinimäki
- Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital , Oulu, Finland
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- Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology , Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital , Oulu, Finland
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research , Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital , Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus, Denmark
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Niinimäki RA, Harila-Saari AH, Jartti AE, Seuri RM, Riikonen PV, Pääkkö EL, Möttönen MI, Lanning M. High body mass index increases the risk for osteonecrosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:1498-504. [PMID: 17442991 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.06.2539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of and clinical risk factors for radiographic osteonecrosis (ON) in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) using the Nordic ALL protocols. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ninety-seven consecutive patients with childhood ALL were studied prospectively by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lower extremities at the end of the treatment. RESULTS Twenty-three (24%) of the 97 patients had ON. Seven of the patients (30%) were symptomatic, and three patients (13%) required surgical interventions. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that high body mass index (BMI; P = .04), female sex (P = .01), older age at diagnosis (P < .001), and higher cumulative dexamethasone dose (P = .03) were independent risk factors for radiographic ON. The cumulative prednisone dose did not differ significantly between the patients with and without ON. The incidence of radiographic ON decreased significantly, from 36% to 7%, when the duration of dexamethasone exposure during the delayed-intensification phase was shortened from 3 to 4 weeks to 2 weeks with a taper (P = .001). CONCLUSION ON as determined by MRI was found to be a common complication in children and adolescents after treatment with the Nordic ALL protocols. Revision of the ALL protocols by shortening the single exposure to dexamethasone has diminished the risk for ON remarkably. High BMI was identified as a new significant risk factor for ON.
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Karimova EJ, Rai SN, Deng X, Ingle DJ, Ralph AC, Neel MD, Kaste SC. MRI of Knee Osteonecrosis in Children with Leukemia and Lymphoma: Part 1, Observer Agreement. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006; 186:470-6. [PMID: 16423955 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.04.1598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether a new MRI-based staging system for osteonecrosis of the knee in pediatric patients could be used with an acceptable level of intra- and interobserver agreement. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of MRI studies of the knee performed in a single institution between April 1994 and July 2003. Knee osteonecrosis was identified in 168 children with a primary diagnosis of hematologic malignancy. This substantial number prompted us to design a staging system for use with pediatric patients. To assess interobserver reliability of two primary observers in using the system, they reviewed and interpreted the same 36 imaging studies of randomly chosen patients. For the assessment of intraobserver reproducibility, each observer rereviewed 16 studies. A senior observer coded potential causes of disagreement between the primary observers. RESULTS Interobserver agreement was substantial: the kappa value was 0.66 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.58-0.75) in locations where the observers had to record only the presence or absence of a lesion, and the weighted kappa value was 0.65 (95% CI, 0.59-0.72) in locations where they had to classify the extent of involvement. The presence of marrow edema, punctate foci of altered signal, and mottled marrow changes was associated with a higher level of disagreement between the primary observers. CONCLUSION Our proposed classification system, developed specifically for use with MRI, was used with substantial intra- and interobserver agreement. We think its use can contribute to a standardized approach to the interpretation of MRI findings in pediatric osteonecrosis of the knee.
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- Evguenia J Karimova
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Takagi S, Tanaka O. Magnetic resonance imaging of femoral marrow predicts outcome in adult patients with acute myeloid leukaemia in complete remission. Br J Haematol 2002; 117:70-5. [PMID: 11918535 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03399.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Accurate assessment of residual disease is important for the prediction of outcome in patients with acute leukaemia in complete remission (CR). To investigate whether abnormalities on magnetic resonance (MR) images of femoral marrow in adult patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in CR can predict outcome, 28 newly diagnosed patients with AML underwent MR imaging when bone marrow aspiration or biopsy was performed to verify the state of CR after induction therapy. MR abnormalities on short TI (inversion time) inversion recovery (STIR) techniques persisted in all four patients who did not achieve CR. In 13 CR patients abnormalities on STIR images resolved, to result in normal appearance at the time CR was achieved. All 13 patients remained in CR for 3-104 months (median, 73 months). In the other 11 CR patients, STIR abnormalities persisted at the time CR was achieved. Seven of them relapsed between 1 and 28 months (median, 3 months) after MR evaluation. Disease-free survival of patients with persistent abnormal STIR images was significantly shorter than that of patients with normal STIR images (P < 0.01). MR imaging of femoral marrow may predict outcome in adult patients with AML in CR.
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- Shojiro Takagi
- Division of Hematology and Department of Radiology, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, Saitama, Saitama, Japan.
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Wright MJ, Halton JM, Barr RD. Limitation of ankle range of motion in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a cross-sectional study. MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY 1999; 32:279-82. [PMID: 10102022 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199904)32:4<279::aid-mpo7>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate and determine the factors related to active and passive dorsiflexion range of motion (DF-ROM) in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is the most obvious impairment of musculoskeletal function in such children. PROCEDURE The subjects included 54 survivors of ALL treated on Dana-Farber Cancer Institute protocols and 54 comparable healthy children. Bilateral active and passive DF-ROM were measured with the knee extended. RESULTS The survivors of ALL had significantly less active and passive DF-ROM (6.4 vs. 16.8, 10.5 vs. 18.8 degrees, respectively, P < 0.001) than the comparison children. Weight for age at the time of assessment and change in height during treatment showed significant negative correlations with DF-ROM. Length of time-off treatment was not associated with DF-ROM. CONCLUSIONS Multiple regression analyses identified the variables of age at diagnosis and gender as significant predictors of both DF-ROM measures following treatment. Children diagnosed at a younger age and females were at greater risk for restricted DF-ROM. Close monitoring and preventative therapy programs for this complication are warranted for children, especially young girls receiving treatment for ALL.
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- M J Wright
- Children's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation and Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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