18F-FDG PET/CT in pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A role at initial imaging staging?

Publication date: Available online 8 August 2019Source: Diagnostic and Interventional ImagingAuthor(s): M. Wartski, A. SauvanetAbstractPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma represents 90% of all pancreatic tumors. The only hope for prolonged survival in patients with this condition still remains surgery with complete R0 resection. Initial imaging has a pivotal role to identify patients who are eligible to curative surgery and those who may benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This review provides an analysis of the recent literature on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Performances of FDG PET in the detection of lymph node involvement and metastatic spread at initial staging and those in the assessment of response to treatment are described.
Source: Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research