PET/CT, an important imaging modality in the management of sarcoma patients.

Kayacan E., Üner A., Gümüşay Ö., Akdemir Ü. Ö.

Medicine Science, cilt.12, sa.4, ss.1-4, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Dergi Adı: Medicine Science
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-4
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin. 18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) is a combined imaging modality that could provide an anatomic and functional assessment of many solid tumors. In this study, the association between primary tumor characteristics (grade, histologic type, stage, localization) and the FDG-PET/CT data of the primary tumor at the diagnosis were evaluated. The study aimed to determine the diagnostic role of numerical metabolic values determined in PET/CT in predicting grade, prognosis, and other patient characteristics of sarcoma patients. Patients with soft tissue and bone sarcoma who applied to the oncology department of Gazi University Faculty of Medicine between 2000 and 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. All patients underwent PET imaging with FDG before initiation of …