The role of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of recurrence and lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer.

  • Authors:
    • N Umesaki
    • T Tanaka
    • M Miyama
    • J Kawabe
    • T Okamura
    • K Koyama
    • H Ochi
    • S Ogita
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  • Published online on: November 1, 2000     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.7.6.1261
  • Pages: 1261-1265
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Abstract

The usefulness of positron emission tomography with 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG-PET) in diagnosing recurrence and lymph node metastasis of uterine cervical cancer was evaluated as a preliminary study. The FDG uptake of 13 cervical cancer patients, including 4 patients with recurrence, was evaluated. The FDG uptake of the cervices of 5 patients who underwent PET studies for non-cervical tumors were used as control. In 2 patients who had undergone radical hysterectomy, we compared the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis based on FDG-PET and magnetic resonance imaging. The FDG uptake in the 9 primary cervical cancers was greater than that in normal cervices (p=0.025). Examination of the 4 recurrent tumors revealed a higher FDG uptake than that in normal cervices (p=0.0022). Metastatic lesions in lymph nodes showed an accumulation of FDG on the PET scan. In conclusion, FDG-PET may be an effective diagnostic tool for detecting recurrence and lymph node metastasis of uterine cervical cancers.

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Umesaki N, Tanaka T, Miyama M, Kawabe J, Okamura T, Koyama K, Ochi H and Ogita S: The role of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of recurrence and lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer.. Oncol Rep 7: 1261-1265, 2000.
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Umesaki, N., Tanaka, T., Miyama, M., Kawabe, J., Okamura, T., Koyama, K. ... Ogita, S. (2000). The role of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of recurrence and lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer.. Oncology Reports, 7, 1261-1265. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.7.6.1261
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Umesaki, N., Tanaka, T., Miyama, M., Kawabe, J., Okamura, T., Koyama, K., Ochi, H., Ogita, S."The role of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of recurrence and lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer.". Oncology Reports 7.6 (2000): 1261-1265.
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Umesaki, N., Tanaka, T., Miyama, M., Kawabe, J., Okamura, T., Koyama, K., Ochi, H., Ogita, S."The role of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of recurrence and lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer.". Oncology Reports 7, no. 6 (2000): 1261-1265. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.7.6.1261