Clinical value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in assessing suspicious relapse after rectal cancer resection

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2009; 1(1): 55-61
Published online Oct 15, 2009. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v1.i1.55

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Figure 3 False-positive results. PET/CT obtained in a 34-year-old woman 16 mo after rectal cancer resection. A-C: ¹⁸F-FDG uptake in the left side of the pelvis was misinterpreted as tumor recurrence (arrows); D, E: ¹⁸F-FDG uptake in the left side of the pelvis was unchanged after 6 mo PET/CT scan (arrows); F: MRI showed no changes of lesion 11 mo follow-up after first PET/CT examination (arrow). The final diagnosis of scar tissue was established by clinical and imaging follow-up.

Citation: Sun L, Guan YS, Pan WM, Luo ZM, Wei JH, Zhao L, Wu H. Clinical value of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in assessing suspicious relapse after rectal cancer resection. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2009; 1(1): 55-61
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