[Radionuclide methods in planning treatment for uterine cancer]

Indirect low radionuclide lymphography with 113mIn-coindium and serial renoscintigaphy with 131mI-hippuran were done to 103 patients with cancer of the uterus. A high diagnostic value of radionuclide methods was shown. In a comparative analysis of radiolymphography and direct roentgenocontrast lymphography with the results of a morphological study of the lymph nodes the informative value was 70.7% for the radionuclide and 75% for the x-ray studies of the lymphatic system. A higher sensitivity of serial renoscintigraphy as compared to excretory urography (34.2% and 27.6% respectively) was shown in the diagnosis of pathology of the urinary system. Taking into account the absence of counterindications to and the simplicity of radionuclide studies it is recommended that they should be included in the complex of diagnostic procedures for patients with cancer of the uterus.