Serviks Kanserli Hastalarda PET/BT Tetkikinde Primer Tümörün FDG Tutulum Derecesi ile Lenf Nodu Metastazı Arasındaki İlişki

Authors : Gamze Uğurluer, Banu Atalar, Hayriye Aslı Saran Ikizler, Nihat Sözer, Mustafa Kibar, Meltem Serin, Enis Özyar

Pages : 129-133

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Publication Date : 2016-09-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography PET/CT primary tumor FDG uptake levels and lymph node metastases in cervical cancer patients.Materials and methods: One hundred and three 103 cervical cancer patients who had pretreatment staging PET/CT were included in the study. Primary tumor maximum standard uptake value SUVmax levels, maximum tumor diameter measured on PET/CT, FDGavid pelvic and paraaortic lymph nodes and SUVmax values for FDG-avid lymph nodes were recorded for every patient. Correlation between SUVmax levels and lymph node metastases were evaluated. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS. Results: Median age was 56 years range 31-91 years . Mean SUVmax levels for primary tumor and for lymph nodes were 14,3±6,3 range; 3,9-34,2 and 8,6±3,9 range; 2,8-19,3 , respectively. SUVmax levels for the patients with FDG-avid lymph nodes and non FDG-avid patients were 15,9 range; 4,1-34,2 and11,9 range; 3,9-25,5 p 4 cm there were lymph node metastases. Two groups were statistically different according to the SUVmax levels and lymph node metastases p
Keywords : cervical cancer, PET/CT, SUVmax, lymph node metastases