Radiologic Assessment of Groin Lymph Nodes in Pelvic Malignancies.

Soumon F RudraDominique FuserTodd A DeWeesLeping WanMargery GangCaressa Y HuiYuan James RaoBarry A SiegelFarrokh DehdashtiDavid G MutchMatthew A PowellJulie K SchwarzPerry W GrigsbyDelphine L ChenStephanie Markovina

Published in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2020)

Accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT for detecting groin nodal metastases in patients with pelvic tumors may be improved with the use of quantitative metrics. Improving prediction of nodal metastases can aid with appropriate selection of patients for pathologic node evaluation and guide radiation volumes and doses.

Keyphrases

lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
end stage renal disease
rectal cancer
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
locally advanced
patient reported outcomes
radiation therapy