TY - JOUR
T1 - [The role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in liposarcoma of the chest wall]
AU - Yamamoto, Haruchika
AU - Sugimoto, Seiichiro
AU - Miyoshi, Kentaroh
AU - Yamamoto, Hiromasa
AU - Sou, Junichi
AU - Yamane, Masaomi
AU - Toyooka, Shinichi
AU - Oto, Takahiro
AU - Miyoshi, Shinichiro
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)imaging is valuable in biopsy guidance, response assessment, grading, follow-up and prognostication for soft-tissue sarcoma. In liposarcoma, the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on PET/CT scan is correlated with the histological subtypes. We briefly review the role of FDG PET/CT in liposarcoma, and describe a case of chest wall liposarcoma treated based on the assessment with PET/CT. A 76-year-old man, with a 10-cm tumor at the thoracic outlet of the right chest wall, underwent the complete resection of the tumor according to the assessment with PET/CT that showed high FDG uptakeonly in the central area of the tumor with SUVmax of 5.89, but low uptake in the peripheral area. In accordance with the PET/CT findings, pathological examination revealed dedifferentiated liposarcoma in the central area and well-differentiated liposarcoma in the peripheral area. Pretherapy PET/CT should be performed for the appropriate treatment of liposarcoma.
AB - 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)imaging is valuable in biopsy guidance, response assessment, grading, follow-up and prognostication for soft-tissue sarcoma. In liposarcoma, the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on PET/CT scan is correlated with the histological subtypes. We briefly review the role of FDG PET/CT in liposarcoma, and describe a case of chest wall liposarcoma treated based on the assessment with PET/CT. A 76-year-old man, with a 10-cm tumor at the thoracic outlet of the right chest wall, underwent the complete resection of the tumor according to the assessment with PET/CT that showed high FDG uptakeonly in the central area of the tumor with SUVmax of 5.89, but low uptake in the peripheral area. In accordance with the PET/CT findings, pathological examination revealed dedifferentiated liposarcoma in the central area and well-differentiated liposarcoma in the peripheral area. Pretherapy PET/CT should be performed for the appropriate treatment of liposarcoma.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 24743405
AN - SCOPUS:84925225846
SN - 0021-5252
VL - 67
SP - 4
EP - 8
JO - Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
JF - Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
IS - 1
ER -