Preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT in Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas Allows for Precision Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging is recommended in patients with metastatic pheochromocytoma (PC) and paraganglioma (PGL). There are no data on whether routine preoperative F-FDG PET/CT in all patients with PC/PGL impacts surgical management.

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether routine preoperative F-FDG PET/CT imaging affects the surgical management of patients with PC/PGLs.

Methods

We analyzed clinical, biochemical, genetic, and anatomic imaging data in 93 consecutive patients with PC/PGL who collectively underwent a total of 100 operations and who had preoperative F-FDG PET/CT imaging.

Results

Of 100 operations, preoperative F-FDG PET/CT showed additional lesions comp

SUBMITTER: Nockel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424912 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature