Correlation between FDG-PET/CT findings and solid type non-small cell cancer prognostic factors: are there differences between adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma?

摘要

The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of FDG-PET/CT is commonly used as an indicator to evaluate the invasiveness and prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLC). We investigated the correlation between SUVmax and tumor invasiveness or postoperative recurrence of solid type NSCLC and compared squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)/adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) to adenocarcinoma (AC).