Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain with contrast were done only in symptomatic patients. This audit suggests that one CT scan at 3months after the end of radical treatment has become a standard with little evidence showing it is better than...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook tumor stage tu·mor stage the extent of the spread of a malignant neoplasm from its site of origin. See also:TNM staging. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 ...
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According to guidelines, lung cancer patients should undergo chest and abdominal CT, bronchoscopy, cranial MRI, bone scan, whole body PET-CT, and invasive mediastinal lymph node biopsy as preoperative examinations to determine the size, location biological characters, and stage of the tumor. The des...
Predictive value of 18F-FDG PET and CT morphologic features for recurrence in pathological stage IA non-small cell lung cancer. Med (Baltim). 2015;94(3):e434. Article CAS Google Scholar Albano D, Giubbini R, Bertagna F. 18F-FDG PET/CT in splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Abdom Radiol (...
Procedures to confirm metastasis include acomputed tomography (CT) scanand/or apositron emission tomography (PET) scan, both of which can pinpoint cancer cells in other parts of the body. Where Can Breast Cancer Spread? 3:01 Breast Cancer Treatment Options ...
which is defined as “micropapillary clusters, solid nests, or single tumor cells within airspaces beyond the edge of the main tumor”, as a new pathologic feature of tumor invasion, was formally proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of lung cancer in 2015 [3, 4]....
Follow-up assessment consisted of physical examination, a complete blood count, liver function test, chest radiography, and abdominal ultrasound or CT scan, every 3–6 months for 5 years. Toxicities were graded according to NCI-CTC version 2. The site and date of the first relapse and the ...
1) Patients with benign and early stage malignant ovarian tumors who were confirmed by surgery or pathological biopsy; 2) patients who had received plain CT (P-CT) and contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT) scan before surgery or puncture. 3) Patients with no history of relevant treatments (e.g.,...
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