FDG uptake in lung neuroendocrine tumours and its association with tumour characteristics and prognosis

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Introduction: The utility of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the evaluation of lung neuroendocrine tumours (L-NETs) remains debated.

Aim(s): To examine the association of pre-operative FDG uptake in L-NETs with clinical and pathological characteristics.

Materials and methods: A multicentre retrospective study included 94 patients with L-NETs, of whom 81 underwent pre-operative FDG-PET imaging. Clinical and pathological data were compared between FDG-positive(n=30) and FDG-negative (n=51) groups.

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Authors: Twito O, Muzykovskaia E, Frenkel M,

Keywords: lung neuroendocrine tumour, imaging, FDG-PET,