SUVmax of (18)FDG PET/CT as a predictor of high-risk endometrial cancer patients
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate SUVmax in the assessment of endometrial cancer preoperatively with particular focus on myometrial invasion (MI), cervical invasion (CI), FIGO stage, risk-stratification and lymph node metastases (LNM). METHODS: A total of 268 women with endometrial cancer or atypical endometrial hyperplasia underwent FDG PET/CT imaging before surgical treatment. SUVmax of the primary tumour was compared with histological prognostic factors. RESULTS: SUVmax was significantly higher in patients with high FIGO stages (p
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Nursing |
ISSN | 1536-9935 |
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Status | Udgivet - 2013 |
ID: 48466660