Comparison of FDG Uptake with Pathological Parameters in the Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer / 핵의학분자영상
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
; : 40-47, 2009.
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en Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-59151
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has variable degree of F-18 FDG avidity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between F-18 FDG uptake and pathological or immunohistochemical features of DTC. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
DTC patients who underwent both pre-operative F-18 FDG PET/CT scan and surgery were included in the study. Maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of primary tumor were calculated. If the primary tumor showed no perceptibly increased F-18 FDG uptake, region of interest was drawn based on finding of CT portion of the PET/CT images. Pathological and immunohistochemical markers such as presence of lymph node (LN) metastasis and underlying thyroiditis, tumor size, Ki-67 labeling index, expressions of EGFR, COX-2, and Galectin-3 were evaluated.RESULTS:
Total of 106 patients was included (102 papillary carcinomas, 4 follicular carcinomas). The mean SUVmax of the large tumors (above 1 cm) was significantly higher than the mean SUVmax of small (equal to or less than 1 cm) ones (7.8+/-8.5 vs. 3.6+/-3.1, p=0.004). No significant difference in F-18 FDG uptake was found according to the presence or absence of LN metastasis and underlying thyroiditis, or the degree of Ki-67 labeling index, expression of EGFR, COX-2 and Galectin-3.CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, the degree of F-18 FDG uptake in DTC was associated with the size of primary tumor. But there seem to be no relationship between F-18 FDG uptake of DTC and expression of Ki-67, EGFR, COX-2 and Galectin-3.
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Asunto principal:
Glándula Tiroides
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Tiroiditis
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Neoplasias de la Tiroides
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Carcinoma Papilar
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Galectina 3
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Ganglios Linfáticos
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Metástasis de la Neoplasia
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo