Fluorodeoxyglucose-avid focal lesions and extramedullary disease on 18F-FDG PET/computed tomography predict the outcomes of newly diagnosed symptomatic multiple myeloma patients

Conclusion This meta-analysis demonstrated that patients with a higher number of FDG-avid focal lesions and EMD on PET/CT may experience a higher risk for progression and a shorter survival time than those with a few focal lesions and no EMD.
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