68Ga-DOTANOC and 18F-FDG PET/CT in metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: novel correlations with tumoral biomarkers.

Pedro SouteiroPatrícia GouveiaGonçalo FerreiraSandra BeloCláudia CostaDavide CarvalhoHugo DuarteInês Lucena Sampaio

Published in: Endocrine (2019)

This is the first study to describe a positive correlation between 68Ga-positive lesions and calcitonin levels and between 18F-FDG-positivity and CEA levels. Tumoral markers pattern in metastatic MTC could help clinicians to decide which exam to perform first.

Keyphrases

pet ct
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
positron emission tomography
computed tomography