The role of 18F-FAZA PET/CT in detecting lymph node metastases in renal cell carcinoma patients: a prospective pilot trial.
Umberto CapitanioGino PepeElena IncertiAlessandro LarcherFrancesco TrevisaniRoberta LucianòPaola MapelliValentino BettinardiCristina MonterisiAndrea NecchiStefano CascinuRosa BernardiRoberto BertiniClaudio DoglioniLuigi GianolliAndrea SaloniaMaria PicchioFrancesco MontorsiPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2020)
18F-FAZA PET/CT scan did not detect RCC lymph neither nodal nor distant metastases and did not show any uptake in the primary renal tumour.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- lymph node
- renal cell carcinoma
- positron emission tomography
- end stage renal disease
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- squamous cell carcinoma
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- locally advanced