International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
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Int. J. Gynecol. Cancer · Jul 2013
Prognostic value of pretreatment 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in patients with cervical cancer treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy.
We analyzed the correlation of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake into primary tumors using the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and clinicopathological factors of disease. The impact of the pretreatment SUVmax of the primary tumor on survival was investigated. ⋯ The primary tumor pretreatment SUVmax is correlated with increased tumor size and lymph node involvement at diagnosis, how well the primary tumor responds to treatment, the likelihood of disease recurrence, and OS.