Positron emission tomography for the evaluation of metastases in patients with carcinoma of the cervix: a retrospective review.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) scanning for the evaluation of metastases (nodal and distant) in patients with carcinoma of the cervix.


METHODS
A retrospective review was performed of 13 patients with carcinoma of the cervix who had a 18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET scan as part of their workup (10 during initial workup, 3 at time of relapse). Ten patients also underwent a fine needle aspiration (FNA) under imaging guidance for verification.


RESULTS
All 10 patients with positive sites identified by PET scan who underwent an FNA were positive for cancer. In 3 situations PET identified sites where other imaging studies were negative.


CONCLUSIONS
PET scanning is a useful imaging tool in the evaluation of patients with carcinoma of the cervix. This review supports other limited published data in this regard and suggests that further prospective studies are needed.
Kerr
I G
IG
Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia.
Manji
M F
MF
Powe
J
J
Bakheet
S
S
Al Suhaibani
H
H
Subhi
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18