Clinical utility of (18)F-FDG PET/CT for staging and treatment planning in urachal adenocarcinoma Journal Article

   


Authors: Das, J. P.; Vargas, H. A.; Ghafoor, S.; Goh, A. C.; Ulaner, G. A.
Article Title: Clinical utility of (18)F-FDG PET/CT for staging and treatment planning in urachal adenocarcinoma
Abstract: Our objective was to evaluate the impact of F-18-FDG PET CT on the management of urachal adenocarcinoma (UrC-ADC). Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with UrC-ADC from 2001 to 2019 at Memorial Sloan Kettering was performed. Mayo stage before F-18-FDG PET/CT, rate of detection of the primary malignancy and metastases on F-18-FDG PET/CT, Mayo stage after F-18-FDG PET/CT, and change in patient management were determined. Results: Of 21 patients with UrC-ADC before F-18-FDG PET/CT, Mayo staging was I/II in 8, III in 3, and IV in 10. F-18-FDG PET/CT detected previously unidentified metastases in 8 (38%) of 21 patients, resulting in upstaging of disease in 3 (14%) patients and a change in treatment in 4 (19%) patients. Conclusion: F-18-FDG PET/CT has clinical utility in patients with UrC-ADC by identifying metastatic disease not appreciated on anatomic imaging, leading to changes in staging and patient management.
Keywords: survival; staging; carcinoma; urachus; f-18-fdg pet/ct; cancer; urachal adenocarcinoma
Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume: 62
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0161-5505
Publisher: Society of Nuclear Medicine  
Date Published: 2021-05-10
Start Page: 643
End Page: 647
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000755623900020
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.251561
PROVIDER: wos
PMCID: PMC8844264
PUBMED: 32948680
Notes: Article -- Source: Wos
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  1. Gary Ulaner
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  2. Hebert Alberto Vargas Alvarez
    267 Vargas Alvarez
  3. Alvin Chun chin Goh
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  4. Soleen Ghafoor
    17 Ghafoor
  5. Jeeban Paul Das
    41 Das
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