FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of unknown primary

Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is a heterogeneous group of metastatic malignancies in which a primary tumor could not be detected despite thorough diagnostic evaluation. Because of its high sensitivity for the detection of lesions, combined (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomograph...

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Autores principales: Kwee, Thomas C., Basu, Sandip, Cheng, Gang, Alavi, Abass
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2822231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19882152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1295-6
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Basu, Sandip
Cheng, Gang
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description Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is a heterogeneous group of metastatic malignancies in which a primary tumor could not be detected despite thorough diagnostic evaluation. Because of its high sensitivity for the detection of lesions, combined (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET)/computed tomography (CT) may be an excellent alternative to CT alone and conventional magnetic resonance imaging in detecting the unknown primary tumor. This article will review the use, diagnostic performance, and utility of FDG PET/CT in CUP and will discuss challenges and future considerations in the diagnostic management of CUP.
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spelling pubmed-28222312010-02-25 FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of unknown primary Kwee, Thomas C. Basu, Sandip Cheng, Gang Alavi, Abass Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Review Article Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is a heterogeneous group of metastatic malignancies in which a primary tumor could not be detected despite thorough diagnostic evaluation. Because of its high sensitivity for the detection of lesions, combined (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET)/computed tomography (CT) may be an excellent alternative to CT alone and conventional magnetic resonance imaging in detecting the unknown primary tumor. This article will review the use, diagnostic performance, and utility of FDG PET/CT in CUP and will discuss challenges and future considerations in the diagnostic management of CUP. Springer-Verlag 2009-10-31 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC2822231/ /pubmed/19882152 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1295-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2009 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Kwee, Thomas C.
Basu, Sandip
Cheng, Gang
Alavi, Abass
FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of unknown primary
title FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of unknown primary
title_full FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of unknown primary
title_fullStr FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of unknown primary
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title_short FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of unknown primary
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2822231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19882152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1295-6
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