Improvement in preoperative staging of gastric adenocarcinoma with positron emission tomography

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Authors

Jian Chen · Yonsei University

Jae‐Ho Cheong · Yonsei University

Mijin Yun · Yonsei University

Junuk Kim · Yonsei University

Joon Seok Lim · Yonsei University

Woo Jin Hyung · Yonsei University

Sung Hoon Noh · Yonsei University

Abstract

FDG-PET improves the preoperative TNM staging of gastric adenocarcinoma. Based on its superior specificity, FDG-PET can facilitate the selection of patients for a curative resection by confirming a nodal status identified by CT.

Topics & Keywords

Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 103, Issue 11, pp. 2383-2390

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21074

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