Hodgkin lymphoma: hypodense lesions in mediastinal masses

Adrian Damek, Lars Kurch, Friedrich Christian Franke, Andishe Attarbaschi, Auke Beishuizen, Michaela Cepelova, Francesco Ceppi, Stephen Daw, Karin Dieckmann, Ana Fernández-Teijeiro, Tobias Feuchtinger, Jamie E. Flerlage, Alexander Fosså, Thomas W. Georgi, Dirk Hasenclever, Andrea Hraskova, Jonas Karlen, Tomasz Klekawka, Regine Kluge, Dieter KörholzJudith Landman-Parker, Thierry Leblanc, Christine Mauz-Körholz, Markus Metzler, Jane Pears, Jonas Steglich, Anne Uyttebroeck, Dirk Vordermark, William Hamish Wallace, Walter Alexander Wohlgemuth, Dietrich Stoevesandt*

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Abstract

Hypodense volumes (HDV) in mediastinal masses can be visualized in a computed tomography scan in Hodgkin lymphoma. We analyzed staging CT scans of 1178 patients with mediastinal involvement from the EuroNet-PHL-C1 trial and explored correlations of HDV with patient characteristics, mediastinal tumor volume and progression-free survival. HDV occurred in 350 of 1178 patients (29.7%), typically in larger mediastinal volumes. There were different patterns in appearance with single lesions found in 243 patients (69.4%), multiple lesions in 107 patients (30.6%). Well delineated lesions were found in 248 cases (70.1%), diffuse lesions were seen in 102 cases (29.1%). Clinically, B symptoms occurred more often in patients with HDV (47.7% compared to 35.0% without HDV (p = 0.039)) and patients with HDV tended to be in higher risk groups. Inadequate overall early-18F-FDG-PET-response was strongly correlated with the occurrence of hypodense lesions (p < 0.001). Patients with total HDV > 40 ml (n = 80) had a 5 year PFS of 79.6% compared to 89.7% (p = 0.01) in patients with HDV < 40 ml or no HDV. This difference in PFS is not caused by treatment group alone. HDV is a common phenomenon in HL with mediastinal involvement.

Original languageEnglish
Article number14591
JournalScientific Reports
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2024

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