Effectiveness of FDG-PET in screening of synchronous cancer of other organs in patients with esophageal cancer

T Miyazaki, M Sohda, T Higuchi, N Tanaka… - Anticancer …, 2014 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Aim: We investigated the significance of pre-treatment screening by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) in patients with esophageal cancer. Patients and …

Diagnostic sensitivity of 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for detecting synchronous multiple primary cancers in head and neck cancer patients

N Kondo, M Tsukuda, G Nishimura - European Archives of Oto-Rhino …, 2012 - Springer
We assessed the sensitivity of positron emission tomography (PET) for detecting
synchronous multiple primary cancers, particularly synchronous esophageal cancers in …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of synchronous cancers by fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography during primary staging workup for esophageal …

SH Chen, SC Chan, YK Chao, TC Yen - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Aim The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the ability of fluorodeoxyglucose
positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in the detection of …

The utility of FDG-PET for detecting multiple primary cancers in hypopharyngeal cancer patients

H Kaida, M Ishibashi, S Kurata, Y Uchiyama… - Onkologische …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Aim: To examine the utility of 2'-[18 F]-fluoro-2'-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET) for detecting multiple primary cancers (MPC) in patients with …

18F-FDG PET-detected synchronous primary neoplasms in the staging of esophageal cancer: incidence, cost, and impact on management

V Malik, C Johnston, C Donohoe, Z Claxton… - Clinical nuclear …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Purpose 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18 F-FDG PET) imaging
is increasingly the standard of care in the staging of esophageal cancer. Synchronous …

Synchronous primary neoplasms detected on 18F-FDG PET in staging of patients with esophageal cancer

HL van Westreenen, M Westerterp… - Journal of nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
Because of improvements in diagnostic technology, the incidental detection of synchronous
primary tumors during the preoperative work-up of patients with esophageal cancer has …

Is FDG-PET indicated for superficial esophageal cancer?

SG Little, TW Rice, B Bybel, DP Mason… - European journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To ascertain whether fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is
indicated for clinical staging of superficial cancer, we sought to determine if it accurately …

FDG-PET in esophageal cancer: incremental value over computed tomography

HWD Yeung, HA Macapinlac, M Mazumdar… - Clinical Positron …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET) in patients with cancer (CA) of the esophagus, and its incremental …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple primary malignant tumors of upper gastrointestinal tract: a novel role of 18F-FDG PET/CT

L Sun, Y Wan, Q Lin, YH Sun, L Zhao… - World journal of …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To evaluate the capacity of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography/computed tomography (18 F-FDG PET/CT) for detecting multiple primary cancer …

Limitation of 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to detect early synchronous primary cancers in patients with untreated head …

A Hanamoto, Y Takenaka, E Shimosegawa… - Annals of nuclear …, 2013 - Springer
Objective Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) often develop
synchronous multiple primary cancers. It is important to detect second primary cancer in …