title: Detection of scalene lymph node metastases from lung cancer. Positron emission tomography.
abstract: Preliminary data indicate that positron emission tomography (PET) following injection of fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (FDG) is sensitive and specific for detecting malignant cells in chest tumors and mediastinal lymph nodes. We report a case of non-small cell lung cancer metastatic to clinically normal scalene lymph nodes that was correctly staged by FDG-PET.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Neb., USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gobar
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sunderland
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Dewan
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose