Taylor and Francis Group, Leukemia & Lymphoma, 10(55), p. 2349-2355, 2014
DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.875169
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ABSTRACT 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a highly accurate staging method in classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). We retrospectively compared the staging results obtained in two large cohorts of cHL patients diagnosed before (N=324) and after (N=406) the introduction of PET/CT staging in a retrospective study. In the PET/CT-staged patients, stage I disease was less frequent (16% vs. 27%, P