Summary. The prognosis for hepatobiliary malignancies is dismal. Surgery remains the primary curative option. The positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) provides simultaneous metabolic and anatomic information on tumors in the same imaging session. The role of PET/CT in detecting hepatobiliary malignancies has not yet been established. The purpose of this review was to examine the literature on the use of PET/CT in cholangiocarcinomas, also in order to improve the preoperative staging and the restaging, for a proper oncology management of patients.
18F-FDG PET/CT in staging and restaging cholangiocarcinoma [La PET/TC con 18F-FDG nella stadiazione, diagnosi e ristadiazione del colangiocarcinoma]
NICCOLI ASABELLA, ARTOR;STABILE IANORA, Amato Antonio;MOSCHETTA, MARCO;RUBINI, Giuseppe
2013-01-01
Abstract
Summary. The prognosis for hepatobiliary malignancies is dismal. Surgery remains the primary curative option. The positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) provides simultaneous metabolic and anatomic information on tumors in the same imaging session. The role of PET/CT in detecting hepatobiliary malignancies has not yet been established. The purpose of this review was to examine the literature on the use of PET/CT in cholangiocarcinomas, also in order to improve the preoperative staging and the restaging, for a proper oncology management of patients.File in questo prodotto:
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