Advanced search
Publication Cover
Acta Oncologica Volume 55, 2016 - Issue 2
Journal homepage
1,526
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Is 18F-FDG PET/CT an accurate tool for identifying metastases of lobular breast cancer?

Marina OreviDepartment of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Nanette FreedmanDepartment of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
Esther TahoverDepartment of Oncology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
Beatrice UzielyDepartment of Oncology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
Roland ChisinDepartment of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
Tamar PeretzDepartment of Oncology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
&
Martine KleinDepartment of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
 show all
Pages 244-247 | Received 12 Nov 2014, Accepted 20 May 2015, Published online: 24 Jun 2015

Figures & data

Figure 1. Patients’ selection flowchart. Note: BrCa, breast cancer; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; HHUMC, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center; ILBrCa, invasive lobular breast cancer; IDBrCa, invasive ductal breast cancer.
Figure 1. Patients’ selection flowchart. Note: BrCa, breast cancer; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; HHUMC, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center; ILBrCa, invasive lobular breast cancer; IDBrCa, invasive ductal breast cancer.
Figure 2. Axial views of 18F-FDG PET/CT show: (A and B) a highly intense focus (SUV max 10.5) (B) in a small lytic lesion in the left rib anteriorly (red cross); (C and D) a highly intense (SUV max 10) focus in a small lymph node in the left axilla (arrows); (E and F) an elongated pathological uptake (SUV max up to 13) in the peritoneal spread around the liver (red cross); (G and H) high accumulation of FDG (SUV max up to 14) in large implants in both ovary (red cross).
Figure 2. Axial views of 18F-FDG PET/CT show: (A and B) a highly intense focus (SUV max 10.5) (B) in a small lytic lesion in the left rib anteriorly (red cross); (C and D) a highly intense (SUV max 10) focus in a small lymph node in the left axilla (arrows); (E and F) an elongated pathological uptake (SUV max up to 13) in the peritoneal spread around the liver (red cross); (G and H) high accumulation of FDG (SUV max up to 14) in large implants in both ovary (red cross).

Figure 3. Kaplan-Meier survival curves for true positive (TP) and true negative (TN) scans. p-Value for Log-Rank = 0.005.

Figure 3. Kaplan-Meier survival curves for true positive (TP) and true negative (TN) scans. p-Value for Log-Rank = 0.005.
Supplemental material

ionc_a_1054952_sm3640.pdf

Download PDF (29 KB)

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.