Is FDG maximum standardized uptake value of primary breast cancer a prognostic factor for locoregional axillary lymph node metastasis?

Acta Radiol. 2019 Oct;60(10):1241-1250. doi: 10.1177/0284185118824770. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

Authors

Rania Refaat¹, Mohammad Abd Alkhalik Basha², Mohammed Sobhi Hassan¹, Rasha S Hussein¹, Rania M Al-Molla², Nahla M Awad³, Engi Elkholy⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
² Department of Radiodiagnosis, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
³ Early Cancer Detection Unit, Ain Shams University hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Clinical Oncology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

PMID: 30717605
DOI: 10.1177/0284185118824770

No abstract available

Keywords: Positron-emission tomography; breast neoplasms; fluorodeoxyglucose F18; lymph nodes; prognosis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Axilla
Breast / diagnostic imaging
Breast / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics*
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18