| A follow-up of integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography after curative resection of non-small-cell lung cancer in asymptomatic patients. | |
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PMID: 20005529 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: A follow-up integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), as part of a more intensive surveillance program, has been performed at around 1 year after curative resection, regardless of the patients' symptoms or findings in other tests. This study was designed to evaluate the results of this follow-up integrated PET/CT in patients treated for non-small-cell lung cancer without symptoms or abnormal findings. METHODS: Between January 2003 and December 2006, this study enrolled 86 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who had no clinical or radiologic evidence of recurrence after curative resection before integrated PET/CT and underwent a follow-up integrated PET/CT around 1 year at our institution. RESULTS: The time from operation to the follow-up integrated PET/CT check was 13.4 +/- 4.4 months. Integrated PET/CT showed negative findings in 41 (47.7%) patients, equivocal findings in 16 (18.6%) patients, and positive findings in 29 (33.7%) patients. Twenty-seven (31.4%) patients had recurrent disease and 2 patients had extrathoracic double primary cancer. Six patients had extrathoracic recurrence without intrathoracic recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: A postoperative follow-up integrated PET/CT can be used for early detection of recurrence in asymptomatic patients who had had resection of non-small-cell lung cancer. Further studies are required to evaluate the cost-effectiveness or survival benefit of follow-up integrated PET/CT. |
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Authors:
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Sukki Cho; Eung Bae Lee |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-12-14 |
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Title: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Volume: 139 ISSN: 1097-685X ISO Abbreviation: J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-05-24 Completed Date: 2010-06-16 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376343 Medline TA: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1447-51 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University, College of Medicine, Daegu 700-721, Korea. skcho@knu.ac.kr |
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Adult Aged Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnosis*, surgery* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*, surgery* Male Middle Aged Positron-Emission Tomography* Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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