Relation between primary tumor FDG avidity and site of first distant metastasis in patients with breast cancer.

Related Articles Relation between primary tumor FDG avidity and site of first distant metastasis in patients with breast cancer. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Aug;95(32):e4266 Authors: Lim CH, Moon SH, Cho YS, Im YH, Choe YS, Kim BT, Lee KH Abstract Identification of tumor imaging features associated with metastatic pattern may allow better understanding of cancer dissemination. Here, we investigated how primary tumor F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avidity influences the first site of breast cancer metastasis.Subjects were 264 patients with advanced breast cancer who underwent positron emission tomography/computed tomography at diagnosis and had metastasis at presentation (n = 193) or metastatic relapse after surgery (n = 71). Primary…
Origen: Relation between primary tumor FDG avidity and site of first distant metastasis in patients with breast cancer. – PubMed