Accuracy of pre-operative 18-fluoride fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in predicting lymph node involvement in colon cancer.

Chahaya Marc Gauci Tae Jun KimYijun GaoDayashan S Perera

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2023)

FDG-PET/CT has moderate specificity but poor sensitivity in the detection of lymph node involvement in colon cancer. Its utility should likely remain isolated to investigating equivocal lesions or follow up of known PET avid disease.

Keyphrases

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