A retrospective study assessing the accuracy of [18F]-fluorocholine PET/CT for primary staging of lymph node metastases in intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with extended lymph node dissection.
Christopher PutermanMimmi BjöersdorffJennifer AmidiAseem AnandWolfgang SollerThomas JibornHenrik KjölhedeElin TrägårdhAnders BjartellPublished in: Scandinavian journal of urology (2021)
Our study emphasizes the poor performance of FCH PET/CT to predict lymph node metastasis in intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer. The method should be replaced with newer radiopharmaceuticals, such as prostate-specific membrane antigen ligands.