DETECTION OF SCALENE LYMPH-NODE METASTASES FROM LUNG-CANCER - POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

Authors
SCOTT WJ GOBAR LS HAUSER LG SUNDERLAND JJ DEWAN NA SUGIMOTO JT
Citation
Wj. Scott et al., DETECTION OF SCALENE LYMPH-NODE METASTASES FROM LUNG-CANCER - POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY, Chest, 107(4), 1995, pp. 1174-1176
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
107
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1174 - 1176
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1995)107:4<1174:DOSLMF>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Preliminary data indicate that positron emission tomography (PET) foll owing injection of fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (FDG) is sensitive and speci fic for detecting malignant cells in chest tumors and mediastinal lymp h nodes. We report a case of non-small cell lung cancer metastatic to clinically normal scalene lymph nodes that was correctly staged by FDG -PET.