Maximum Standardized Uptake Value on Positron Emission Tomography is Associated with More Advanced Disease and High-risk Features in Lung Adenocarcinoma

18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has been widely used for preoperative staging of lung adenocarcinomas. The aim of this study was to determine whether a high maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) could correlate with pathological characteristics in those patients. We retrospectively reviewed patients with clinical stage 0 –IA lung adenocarcinoma who underwent preoperative FDG-PET/CT followed by curative anatomical resection. To identify more advanced disease and high-risk features, representing visceral pleural involvement, pulmonary metastasis, lymph node involvement, and lymphovascular involvement in resected sur gical specimens, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed.

Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - July 25, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Terumoto Koike, Noriaki Sato, Yuta Hosoda, Masayuki Tazawa, Tatsuya Goto, Seijiro Sato, Motohiko Yamazaki, Shin-ichi Toyabe, Masanori Tsuchida Tags: THORACIC – Original Submission Source Type: research