SUVmax of (18)FDG PET/CT as a predictor of high-risk endometrial cancer patients

Sofie Leisby Antonsen, Annika Loft, Rune Vincents Fisker, Anne Lerberg Nielsen, Erik Søgaard Andersen, Estrid Høgdall, Ann Tabor, Kirsten Væver Jochumsen, Carsten L Fagö-Olsen, Jon Asmussen, Anne Kiil Berthelsen, Ib Jarle Christensen, Claus Høgdall

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    Abstract

    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
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftGynecologic Oncology
    Vol/bind129
    Udgave nummer2
    ISSN0090-8258
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 2013

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