Implementing CT tumor volume and CT pleural thickness into future staging systems for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Olivia LaukMiriam PatellaThomas NeuerBianca BattilanaThomas FrauenfelderThi Dan Linh Nguyen-KimWalter WederClaudio CaviezelSven HillingerIlhan InciIsabelle OpitzPublished in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2021)
Preoperatively assessed CT tumor volume and actual tumor volume showed a significant correlation. CT tumor volume may predict pathological tumor volume as a reflection of tumor burden, which supports the integration of CT tumor volume into future staging systems.