Retrospective Study
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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2016; 8(8): 743-749
Published online Aug 28, 2016. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i8.743
Tumor characteristics of ductal carcinoma in situ of breast visualized on [F-18] fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography: Results from a retrospective study
Tomoyuki Fujioka, Kazunori Kubota, Akira Toriihara, Youichi Machida, Kaori Okazawa, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Yukihisa Saida, Ukihide Tateishi
Tomoyuki Fujioka, Kazunori Kubota, Akira Toriihara, Kaori Okazawa, Yukihisa Saida, Ukihide Tateishi, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
Youichi Machida, Department of Radiology, Kameda Kyobashi Clinic, Tokyo 104-0031, Japan
Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Department of Breast Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
Author contributions: Fujioka T, Kubota K, Toriihara A, Machida Y, Okazawa K, Nakagawa T, Saida Y and Tateishi U designed the research study.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Ukihide Tateishi, MD, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan. utateish@yokohama-cu.ac.jp
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Received: January 25, 2016
Peer-review started: January 25, 2016
First decision: February 29, 2016
Revised: May 2, 2016
Accepted: May 31, 2016
Article in press: June 2, 2016
Published online: August 28, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: Symptomatic tumor or large ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (≥ 20 mm) is often visualized on [F-18] fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT). This evidence suggests that large DCIS (≥ 20 mm) has possibility to be selected as target lesion on [F-18] FDG-PET/CT prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.