Value of PET-CT Staging in Lymphoma Patients at Baseline over Clinical Staging

Objectives:Lymphoma is the cancer of lymphatic system.Treatment strategy of lymphoma depends upon the staging of disease.Accurate staging can guide the required regimen and can minimize the therapeutic toxic effect and reduces the morbidity and mortality associated with over treatment. The purpose of this study was to observe the upstaging or down staging of lymphoma patients at baseline by performing PET-CT imaging over clinical staging who were referred to National Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (NINMAS) for baseline staging