Journal article
Metabolic assessment of Merkel cell carcinoma
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare aggressive skin tumor associated with a high mortality rate. The present study evaluated the role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) in subsequent management of patients with MCC.
METHODS: A total of 101 consecutive F-FDG PET/CT studies of 46 patients with MCC (28 men, 68±15.4 years) were retrospectively evaluated and the role in clinical care was documented.
Authors
Ben-Haim S; Garkaby J; Primashvili N; Goshen E; Shapira R; Davidson T; Israel O; Epelbaum R
Journal
Nuclear Medicine Communications, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 865–873
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
8 2016
DOI
10.1097/mnm.0000000000000523
ISSN
0143-3636
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Merkel CellComputer SimulationFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMolecular ImagingPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySkin Neoplasms