Whole body 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the detection of metastases in sarcomas: is routine scanning of the upper and lower extremities necessary?

Conclusion: In this large retrospective series, solitary metastases in an extremity other than the origin of primary were detected in only 0.2% of the scans. Whole body 18F-FDG-PET/CT almost exclusively detected metastases in the extremities in patients with disseminated disease or in the extremity involved by the primary tumor. Routine imaging of the extremities in all patients with sarcoma may therefore not be necessary. Research Support: None
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Tags: Sarcoma/ Melanoma Source Type: research