Rev Invest Clin
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Comparative Study
F18-FDG-PET/CT in the evaluation of patients with suspected recurrent or persistent locally advanced cervical carcinoma.
Cervical cancer (CC) represents the second most common neoplasm and the third cause of death by cancer among women. Recurrent or persistent disease depends on the clinical stage, but can be as high as 70%. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is an image study that can detect increased glucose uptake in tumor tissues. ⋯ PET/CT has the capability for detecting recurrent or persistent cervical cancer; it detects increased metabolic activity mainly in primary site or lymph nodes. Further PET/CT evaluation is required to confirm the real impact of this study on the early detection of CC recurrence.