(18)F-FDG-PET/CT findings in pancreatic metastasis

La Radiologia medica
Sheng-Ping HuGaofeng Sun

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) findings and pattern of FDG uptake in pancreatic metastases. A total of 19 consecutive patients (26 lesions) with histologically or clinically confirmed pancreatic metastases who had undergone (18)F-FDG-PET/CT were enrolled in this retrospective study. Among the 19 patients, 14 patients underwent abdominal contrast-enhanced CT (ceCT). The location, size and FDG uptake patterns of the pancreatic lesions were recorded. Metabolic activity by means of maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax) was measured by drawing regions of interest at the site of pancreatic lesions. Twenty pancreatic cancer patients were included in this study as comparative data analysis. The difference of SUVmax between pancreatic metastases and primary pancreatic cancer were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Three different patterns of FDG uptake could be distinguished in the pancreatic metastatic lesions, including focal nodule or mass, multiple foci and segmental lesion with high FDG uptake. The average SUVmax in pancreatic metastases was 7.8 ± 6.9 versus 7.4 ± 3.9 in primary pancreatic cancer (P = 0....Continue Reading

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