Is the measurement of the size of uterine lesions with positron emission tomography consistent in pre- and postmenopausal periods in endometrioid-type endometrial cancer?

Varol Gülseren Mustafa Kocaer Özgü Çelikkol Güngördük Isa Aykut Ozdemir Muzaffer Sancı Kemal Güngördük

Published in: Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology (2018)

PET/CT has a limited role in the measurement of the size of uterine lesions in all patients, especially in the premenopausal period; therefore, we recommend that frozen-section examinations be used intraoperatively to decide on lymph node dissection.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
pet ct
endometrial cancer
computed tomography
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
pet imaging
prognostic factors
lymph node
postmenopausal women
prostate cancer
rectal cancer
minimally invasive
radical prostatectomy