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I-Gallium-68 DOTATOC iyisitholi esikhethekile esisebenzisa imisebe esetshenziswa ekuthwebuleni izithombe zezokwelapha ukusiza odokotela ukuthola izinhlobo ezithile zamathumba emzimbeni wakho. Le ejenti yokuthwebula izithombe isebenza ngokunamathela kuma-receptors athile atholakala emathunjini e-neuroendocrine, okwenza abonakale kuma-scans akhethekile abizwa ngokuthi ama-PET scans.
Cabanga ngayo njengokukhanya okuhloswe ngakho kakhulu okusiza ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi libone kahle ukuthi imiphi iminyango ethile yomdlavuza engase icashile. Le nto inikezwa nge-IV futhi ihamba ngegazi lakho ukuze ithole futhi igqamise amaseli e-tumor anama-receptors athile endaweni yawo.
I-Gallium-68 DOTATOC isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukuxilonga nokuqapha amathumba e-neuroendocrine (NETs). Lezi yizifo ezingumdlavuza ezivela emangqamuzaneni akhiqiza ama-hormone emzimbeni wakho wonke, futhi zingenzeka ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zomzimba okuhlanganisa amanyikwe akho, amathumbu, amaphaphu, nezinye izindawo.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome lokhu kuthwebula izithombe uma unezimpawu ezisikisela ithumba le-neuroendocrine, njengokukhukhula okungachazeki, isifo sohudo, noma ubuhlungu besisu. Ukuthwebula izithombe kusiza ukunquma indawo eqondile, usayizi, nokusabalala kwala mathumba, okubalulekile ekuhleleni ukwelashwa kwakho.
Lolu vivinyo lokuthwebula izithombe luwusizo futhi ekuqapheni ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kusebenza kahle kangakanani uma usuvele unomdlavuza we-neuroendocrine. Kungabonisa ukuthi amathumba ayancipha, akhula, noma ngabe avele amasha.
I-Gallium-68 DOTATOC isebenza ngokugxila kuma-somatostatin receptors, okuyizinhlobo zamaprotheni atholakala ngamanani aphezulu endaweni yamaseli e-tumor e-neuroendocrine. Uma ifakwe emgudwini wakho wegazi, lesi sitholi sifuna futhi sibophe kula ma-receptors athile.
Ingxenye ye-gallium-68 yale nto iyashisa kancane futhi ikhipha amasignali angabonwa yi-PET scanner. Lokhu kwenza izithombe ezinemininingwane ekhombisa ngqo lapho i-tracer iqongelele khona, iveza indawo nobukhulu bomsebenzi womdlavuza emzimbeni wakho.
Umthamo wemisebe ovela kule nqubo uphansi uma uqhathaniswa futhi ubhekwa njengophephe ngemigomo yokuxilonga. Ukushisa komzimba kwehla ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi kuqedwa emzimbeni wakho ngezindlela ezijwayelekile phakathi namahora ambalwa.
Ngokuvamile uzodinga ukuyeka ukuthatha imithi ethile ngaphambi kokuthi uhlolwe, ikakhulukazi ama-somatostatin analogs afana ne-octreotide noma i-lanreotide. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi uyeka nini le mithi, ngokuvamile amasonto angu-4-6 ngaphambi kwale nqubo.
Ngosuku lokuhlolwa kwakho, kufanele udle ukudla okulula futhi uhlale unamanzi ngokuphelele ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi. Akukho mingcele ethile yokudla, kodwa ukugwema ukudla okukhulu ngaphambi kwale nqubo kungasiza ekuqinisekiseni ikhwalithi engcono kakhulu yesithombe.
Gqoka izingubo ezikhululekile, ezikhululekile ezingenazo izinto zensimbi ezinjengama-zippers, izinkinobho, noma ubucwebe. Ungase ucelwe ukuthi uguqulele ezingutsheni zasemtholampilo ngale nqubo.
Inqubo yonke ngokuvamile ithatha cishe amahora angu-2-3 kusukela ekuqaleni kuya ekugcineni. Ukujova ngempela i-tracer kuthatha imizuzu embalwa nje, kodwa uzodinga ukulinda imizuzu engaba ngu-45-60 ngemuva kokujova ngaphambi kokuthi uku-scan kuqale.
Lesi sikhathi sokulinda sivumela i-tracer ukuthi izungeze emzimbeni wakho futhi iqongelele ezindaweni lapho imithombo yezinambuzane ingase ibe khona. Ngesikhathi salokhu, uzocelwa ukuphumula buthule futhi uphuze amanzi ukuze usize ukukhipha i-tracer ohlelweni lwakho.
I-PET scan yangempela ivame ukuthatha imizuzu engu-20-30, lapho uzodinga ukulala unganyakazi etafuleni lokuskena. Umshini uzohamba uzungeze ukuze uthwebule izithombe ezivela kuma-angles ahlukene.
Abantu abaningi ababi naziphumela eceleni ku-Gallium-68 DOTATOC. I-tracer ivame ukubekezeleleka kahle kakhulu, futhi ukusabela okukhulu akuvamile.
Okuhlangenwe nakho okuvame kakhulu kulula futhi okwesikhashana, okuhlanganisa ukunambitheka kwensimbi emlonyeni wakho ngokushesha ngemva komjovo noma umuzwa omfushane wokufudumala noma ukupholisa lapho i-IV ibekwe khona. Le mizwa ivame ukuhlala imizuzu embalwa kuphela.
Nawa imiphumela eceleni ongase uyibone, nakuba ingavamile:
Ukusabela okukhulu komzimba okungavamile kakhulu kodwa kungabandakanya ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso noma umphimbo, noma ukusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, abasebenzi bezokwelapha bahlale bekhona futhi bakulungele ukusiza.
I-Gallium-68 DOTATOC ayinconyelwe abesifazane abakhulelwe ngoba ukuchayeka emisebeni kungenzeka kulimaze ingane esakhula. Uma kukhona okungenzeka ukuthi ukhulelwe, yazisa ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Omama abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngesikhathi nodokotela wabo, njengoba amanani amancane e-tracer angadlulela obisini lwebele. Ungase welulekwe ukumpompa bese ulahla ubisi lwebele amahora angu-12-24 ngemva kwenqubo.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zezinso bangase badinge ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba i-tracer ikhishwa ngezinso. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nokuskena.
I-Gallium-68 DOTATOC itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi NETSPOT e-United States. Lena inguqulo ye-FDA evunyelwe ye-tracer eyenzelwe ngokuqondile ukuthola izimila ze-neuroendocrine.
Emazweni angaphandle, kungase kutholakale ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene omkhiqizo noma njengokulungiswa okuhlanganisiwe okwenziwe ngama-radiopharmacies akhethekile. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukulungiswa okufanele izidingo zakho ezithile.
Ezinye izithombe ezingezinye zingasetshenziswa ukuthola izimila ze-neuroendocrine, nakuba ngasinye sinazo izinzuzo zalo kanye nemikhawulo yaso. I-Gallium-68 DOTATATE (igama lomkhiqizo elithi NETSPOT) lifana kakhulu ne-DOTATOC futhi liqondisa izamukeli ezifanayo ezinobunjalo obuhlukile bokubopha.
I-Indium-111 octreotide (OctreoScan) iyisithombe esidala esisasetshenziswa kwamanye amaziko. Ngenkathi isebenza, idinga izikhathi ezinde zokuthwebula futhi inikeza izithombe ezinganemininingwane eminingi uma ziqhathaniswa nama-tracers e-gallium-68.
I-Fluorine-18 DOPA enye i-PET tracer engathola izimila ezithile ze-neuroendocrine, ikakhulukazi lezo ezikhiqiza amahomoni athile. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha i-tracer efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nohlobo lwesimila esisolwayo.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-Gallium-68 DOTATOC PET ngokuvamile kunembile futhi kunembile kunezinye izindlela zokuthwebula ezivamile njenge-CT noma ukuskena kwe-MRI zokuthola izimila ze-neuroendocrine. Zingathola izimila ezincane futhi zinikeze ulwazi olungcono mayelana nobubanzi bokusabalala kwesifo.
Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-OctreoScan endala, ama-tracers e-gallium-68 anikeza ikhwalithi yesithombe esiphakeme nezikhathi zokuskena ezisheshayo. Inqubo iqedwa ngosuku olulodwa kunokuthi idinge ukuvakashelwa okuningi ezinsukwini eziningana.
Nokho, indlela ngayinye yokuthwebula inendawo yayo ekunakekelweni kwezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlanganisa ukuskena kwe-PET nezinye izindlela zokuthwebula ukuze uthole isithombe esiphelele kakhulu sesimo sakho.
Yebo, i-Gallium-68 DOTATOC iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. I-tracer ayithinti amazinga kashukela egazini noma iphazamise imithi yesifo sikashukela. Ungaqhubeka nokuthatha imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela njengoba unjalo.
Kodwa-ke, yazisa ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngesifo sakho sikashukela ukuze likwazi ukukuqapha ngendlela efanele ngesikhathi senqubo. Uma usebenzisa i-insulin, ungase udinge ukulungisa isimiso sakho sokulinganisa kancane ngokusekelwe esimisweni sakho sokudla ngesikhathi sokuskena.
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ngemuva kokuthola i-Gallium-68 DOTATOC, yazisa ngokushesha abasebenzi bezokwelapha. Baqeqeshwe ukubhekana nanoma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula futhi banemishini ephuthumayo etholakalayo.
Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi yesikhashana, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukubika noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka kunokukhathazeka ngakho. Okuhlangenwe nakho okuvamile njengokuhlanza okuncane noma isiyezi kuvame ukuxazululwa ngokushesha ngokuphumula nokuthatha amanzi amaningi.
Yebo, ngokuvamile ungashayela ekhaya ngemuva kokuskena kwe-Gallium-68 DOTATOC. Le nqubo ayibangeli ukozela noma iphazamise ikhono lakho lokushayela ngokuphepha. I-tracer ayithinti imizwa yakho noma ukugxila kwakho.
Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu bazizwa bekhathele kancane ngemuva kokulala benganyakazi isikhathi eside ngesikhathi sokuskena. Uma uzizwa ukhathele ngokungavamile noma ungaphilile, kuhle ukuhlela ukuthi omunye umuntu akuqhubele ekhaya.
I-radioactivity evela ku-Gallium-68 DOTATOC iyancipha ngokushesha futhi ikhishwa kakhulu emzimbeni wakho kungakapheli amahora angama-24. I-gallium-68 inesigamu sokuphila esifushane kakhulu, okusho ukuthi i-radioactivity yayo iyancipha ngesigamu njalo ngemizuzu engama-68.
Uzokwaziswa ukuthi uphuze uketshezi oluningi ngemuva kwenqubo ukusiza ukukhipha i-tracer ohlelweni lwakho ngokushesha. Ngosuku olulandelayo, amazinga e-radioactivity mancane kakhulu futhi awabeki ingozi kuwe noma kwabanye abaseduze nawe.
Emahoreni ambalwa okuqala ngemuva kokuskena kwakho, kufanele ugcine ibanga elijwayelekile lokuxhumana nabantu abakhulelwe kanye nezingane ezincane njengesinyathelo sokuphepha. Lokhu kumane kuyisinyathelo sokuphepha ngenxa yobuningi obuncane be-radioactivity emzimbeni wakho.
Akudingeki ukuthi uzihlukanise ngokuphelele, kodwa ukugwema ukusondelana, ukuxhumana isikhathi eside nabantu abasengozini ngosuku olusele kuyatuswa. Ngakusasa ekuseni, akukho mingcele emisebenzini yakho ejwayelekile noma ekuxhumaneni nabanye.