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The Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Detecting Ovarian Cancer Recurrence in Patients with Elevated CA-125 Levels

Arzu Cengiz, Zehra Pınar Koç, Pelin Özcan Kara, Yakup Yürekli

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Objectives: F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in detection of recurrence in ovarian cancer patients with increased CA-125 levels. Methods: F-FDG PET/CT findings were compared with histopathological, radiological and clinical follow-up results. Results: F-FDG PET/CT were calculated as 94%, 75%, 98%, 50% and 96%, respectively. Conclusion: F-FDG PET/CT is a useful imaging method that can be used in detection of ovarian cancer recurrence in patients with elevated CA-125 levels. Since this modality offers whole body imaging, distant metastases could be detected in addition to abdominal and pelvic lesions thus contributing to patient management.

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Objectives: F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in detection of recurrence in ovarian cancer patients with increased CA-125 levels. Methods: F-FDG PET/CT findings were compared with histopathological, radiological and clinical follow-up results. Results: F-FDG PET/CT were calculated as 94%, 75%, 98%, 50% and 96%, respectively. Conclusion: F-FDG PET/CT is a useful imaging method that can be used in detection of ovarian cancer recurrence in patients with elevated CA-125 levels. Since this modality offers whole body imaging, distant metastases could be detected in addition to abdominal and pelvic lesions thus contributing to patient management.

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Objectives: F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in detection of recurrence in ovarian cancer patients with increased CA-125 levels. Methods: F-FDG PET/CT findings were compared with histopathological, radiological and clinical follow-up results. Results: F-FDG PET/CT were calculated as 94%, 75%, 98%, 50% and 96%, respectively. Conclusion: F-FDG PET/CT is a useful imaging method that can be used in detection of ovarian cancer recurrence in patients with elevated CA-125 levels. Since this modality offers whole body imaging, distant metastases could be detected in addition to abdominal and pelvic lesions thus contributing to patient management.

Key concepts: Medicine, Nuclear medicine, Positron emission tomography, Ovarian cancer, Radiology, Metastasis, Lung cancer, Cancer

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