title: Prognostic value of18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma: A retrospective study of 18 cases.
abstract: Cutaneous angiosarcoma (CAS) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma with rapid growth and poor prognosis. We retrospectively analyzed the data of 18 patients with CAS who underwent18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) at the initial visit to the Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Hospital from September 2006 to March 2016. In the univariate survival analysis, patients with high standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of the primary tumor showed significantly poorer prognosis than those with low SUVmax. Early assessment of prognosis using PET/CT may predict patient survival and is useful in the selection of therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-3768
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umemura
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asagoe
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: angiosarcoma; maximum standardized uptake value; positron emission tomography; positron emission tomography/computed tomography; prognostic factor