FDG PET evaluation of residual masses and regrowth of abdominal lymph node metastases from colon cancer compared with CT during chemotherapy.
Fluorine-18-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (F-18 FDG) PET may be more suitable for follow-up after cancer treatment than other morphologic approaches, because it reflects tumor viability. A patient with abdominal lymph node metastases from colon cancer was followed by CT and F-18 FDG PET during chemotherapy. F-18 FDG PET tumor images changed in accordance with the clinical progress, whereas CT findings were relatively unchanged. This case clearly shows the utility of F-18 FDG PET for follow-up during cancer chemotherapy.
Yoshioka
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Department of Clinical Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. ytakashi@idac.tohoku.ac.jp
Fukuda
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Fujiwara
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Iwata
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Ido
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Murakawa
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Gamo
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Ishioka
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Kanamaru
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