Baseline ultrasound and FDG-PET/CT imaging in Merkel cell carcinoma.

Lisanne P ZijlkerMax BakkerBernies van der HielAnnemarie BruiningW Martin C KlopCharlotte L ZuurMichel W J M WoutersAlexander C J van Akkooi

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)

Baseline imaging frequently upstages Stage I/II MCC patients to Stage III, both by US and FDG-PET/CT, Stage IV disease is rarely identified. Patients who present with palpable nodes are frequently upstaged to Stage IV by FDG-PET/CT imaging.

Keyphrases

high resolution
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
magnetic resonance imaging
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
squamous cell carcinoma
prognostic factors
mass spectrometry
radiation therapy
ultrasound guided
patient reported