sup 18^F-FDG-PET/CT predicts survival in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

We investigated the relationship between overall survival of patients and pretreatment [^sup 18^F]-2-fluorodeoxyglucose (^sup 18^F-FDG) uptake, assessed by positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Thirty-one patients who were...

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Published in:Annals of nuclear medicine 2013-04, Vol.27 (3), p.297
Main Authors: Suzuki, Hidenori, Kato, Katsuhiko, Fujimoto, Yasushi, Itoh, Yoshiyuki, Hiramatsu, Mariko, Maruo, Takashi, Naganawa, Shinji, Hasegawa, Yasuhisa, Nakashima, Tsutomu
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Summary:We investigated the relationship between overall survival of patients and pretreatment [^sup 18^F]-2-fluorodeoxyglucose (^sup 18^F-FDG) uptake, assessed by positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Thirty-one patients who were newly diagnosed as resectable hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma underwent pretreatment ^sup 18^F-FDG-PET/CT. We used the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) as ^sup 18^F-FDG uptake. Overall survival rate was calculated by the Kaplanâ[euro]"Meier method. The median SUVmax was 11.53 (range 2.49â[euro]"22.33). Patients with SUVmax â[per thousand]¥Â 13 significantly exhibited shorter overall survival in univariate analysis (pÂ
ISSN:0914-7187
1864-6433
DOI:10.1007/s12149-013-0686-8