False negative rate at 18F-FDG PET/CT in para-aortic lymphnode involvement in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer: impact of PET technology.
Sebastien GouyVeronika SeebacherCyrus ChargariMarie TerroirSerena GrimaldiAnna IlenkoAmandine MaulardCatherine GenestieAlexandra LearyPatricia PautierPhilippe MoriceDesiree' DeandreisPublished in: BMC cancer (2021)
In LACC, FN rate in PA lymph nodes detection is a clinical issue even for modern PET/CT, especially in patients with pelvic uptake. Surgical lymphadenectomy should be performed in case of negative PET/CT at PA level in these patients, while it could be discussed in the absence of pelvic uptake.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- lymph node
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- positron emission tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- early stage
- sentinel lymph node
- prognostic factors
- aortic valve
- computed tomography
- clinical trial
- pulmonary artery
- heart failure
- coronary artery
- phase ii study
- atrial fibrillation
- robot assisted
- pet imaging
- aortic dissection
- double blind