Implication of FDG-PET/CT in patients with potentially operable colorectal lung metastases

Uporov Anton; Taber Samantha; Estèvez Schwarz Lope; Groene Joern; Pilz Lothar R.; Foerster Gregor; Bittner Roland; Pfannschmidt Joachim

doi:10.1515/iss-2021-0029

Innovative Surgical Sciences (Dec 2021)

Implication of FDG-PET/CT in patients with potentially operable colorectal lung metastases

Uporov Anton,
Taber Samantha,
Estèvez Schwarz Lope,
Groene Joern,
Pilz Lothar R.,
Foerster Gregor,
Bittner Roland,
Pfannschmidt Joachim

Affiliations

Uporov Anton: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Heckeshorn Lung Clinic – HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany
Taber Samantha: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Heckeshorn Lung Clinic – HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany
Estèvez Schwarz Lope: Department of Surgery, St. Joseph-Hospital, Berlin, Germany
Groene Joern: Department of Surgery, St. Joseph-Hospital, Berlin, Germany
Pilz Lothar R.: Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Foerster Gregor: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany
Bittner Roland: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany
Pfannschmidt Joachim: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Heckeshorn Lung Clinic – HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iss-2021-0029
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 3
pp. 89 – 95

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This prospective study assessed the role of F-18-FDG-PET/CT in clinical staging for patients with colorectal cancer planned for pulmonary metastasectomy by thoracotomy or video-assisted surgery.

Published in Innovative Surgical Sciences

ISSN: 2364-7485 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/iss/html

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