Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2010 Apr;44(1):82-86.
F-18 FDG PET Images of the Cervix at Various Time Points after the Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
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- 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Medical School, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
- 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
- 3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsim-ri, Hwasun, Jeonnam 519-809, Republic of Korea. jjmin@jnu.ac.kr
Abstract
- F-18 FDG PET is useful for monitoring residual or recurrent tumors after surgical resection. We describe five F-18 FDG PET images of three patients who had cervical carcinoma and then underwent a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). Two of the images were taken within 15 days and three at least 2 months after LEEP. The earlier F-18 FDG PET images revealed linear hypermetabolic lesions in the cervix that were produced by inflammation. This was confirmed by pathological analysis. The later F-18 FDG PET images did not reveal any remarkable hypermetabolism in the cervix without any treatment. These observations suggest that, to determine the response to LEEP therapy, F-18 FDG PET should not be performed within 15 days of the procedure.
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