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J Cancer 2010; 1:51-53. doi:10.7150/jca.1.51

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The Role of 18F-FDG-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Staging Primary Breast Cancer

Naoki Niikura, Naoto T. Ueno✉

Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA

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Niikura N, Ueno NT. The Role of 18F-FDG-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Staging Primary Breast Cancer. J Cancer 2010; 1:51-53. doi:10.7150/jca.1.51. Available from http://www.jcancer.org/v01p0051.htm

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Abstract

Despite Medicare approving the use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in staging primary breast cancer, little evidence is available to support the use of 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the detection of distant metastases in the initial staging of breast cancer. In this review of the literature listed in MEDLINE, we examine whether 18F-FDG-PET/CT may play a role in the initial staging of breast cancer. We discuss studies comparing PET/CT with conventional imaging for diagnosing distant metastases and axillary and extra-axillary lymph node metastases.

Keywords: PET/CT, breast cancer, primary staging, distant metastases

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