Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishidengs.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2008; 14(29): 4627-4632
Published online Aug 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4627
Table 1 Patient characteristics
Clinical characteristicsData
Mean age (yr)55.4
Gender
Male15
Female8
Mean time after operation to PET/CT exam2 mo-10 yr; mean 25 mo
Mean follow up time after PET/CT exam5-18 mo; mean 9 mo
Table 2 PET/CT findings in 14 patients with positive PET/CT scans
No.PET/CT findingsSUV maxPathology of resected GCInterval time
1Retroperitoneal lymph nodes6.0MPD tubular adeno ca and mucinous adeno Ca12 mo
2Retroperitoneal lymph nodes5.2PD adeno ca and signet-ring cell Ca3 mo
Supraclavicular lymph nodes6.6
Osseous metastasis3.8
3Esophageal carcinoma14.2MPD adeno Ca10 yr
4Anastomosis recurrence with pancreas involvement5.6PD adeno Ca5 mo
5Osseous metastasis2.5MPD adeno Ca25 mo
6Liver metastasis7.2MPD signet-ring cell Ca15 mo
7Greater omentum lymph nodes1.3PD signet-ring cell Ca8 mo
8Abdominal wall metastasis2.5PD signet-ring cell Ca24 mo
Ovarian metastasis
9Liver metastasis5.3PD adenosquamous Ca3 mo
Intraperitoneal lymph nodes17.6
10Abdominal wall metastasis3.2MPD adeno Ca24 mo
11Intraperitoneal lymph nodes7.7MPD adeno Ca36 mo
12Brain metastasis8.1PD adeno Ca6 mo
13Osseous metastasis12.6MPD adeno Ca20 mo
Retroperitoneal lymph nodes7.0
14Anastomosis recurrence4.3MPD adeno Ca5 mo