Prognostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the bone marrow on pretreatment positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy
ConclusionIncreased FDG uptake in the BM on pretreatment PET/CT may be a surrogate indicator of various clinically disadvantageous backgrounds and may act as a predictor of poor prognosis after esophageal cancer surgery.
Source: Esophagus - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
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