Abstract
Despite Medicare approving the use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in staging primary breast cancer, little evidence is available to support the use of 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the detection of distant metastases in the initial staging of breast cancer. In this review of the literature listed in MEDLINE, we examine whether 18F-FDG-PET/CT may play a role in the initial staging of breast cancer. We discuss studies comparing PET/CT with conventional imaging for diagnosing distant metastases and axillary and extra-axillary lymph node metastases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-53 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Cancer |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Distant metastases
- PET/CT
- Primary staging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology