title: Primary colorectal cancers detected with PET.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose can sensitively detect cancers of increased glucose metabolism. We describe three asymptomatic individuals who were found to have colorectal cancer and underwent potentially curative surgery. On the PET images, lesions were easily discernible. Our experience and the experience of others suggest that primary colorectal cancer can be detected with PET in a resectable stage. Our three cases are presented and the potential utility of PET is discussed.
authors.affiliation: HIMEDIC Imaging Center at Lake Yamanaka, Hirano, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shohtsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18