Tumor imaging in children.

Twnty-six children suspected of having malignant diseases were examined by Gallium-67 scintigraphy. The scintigrams were pathologic in the 20 children with final diagnoses of malignancy. The lesions visualized by scintigraphy were 12 primary tumors and eight cases of local recurrence or dissemination of cancer. Gallium-67 did not accumulate in a hematoma of the liver, and scintigraphy was normal in five children with no clinical evidence of tumor recurrence. Several cases are reported and the clinical value of 67Ca scintigraphy for detection and control of childhood neoplasms is emphasized.