作者: Suzana C Teixeira , Marie-Jeanne TFD Vrancken Peeters , Marcel PM Stokkel , Emiel JTH Rutgers , Renato A Valdés Olmos
DOI: 10.2217/BMT.15.9
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摘要: SUMMARY Modalities that are conventionally used for regional and distant metastases staging, in clinical stage II/III breast cancer patients (ultrasonography, computed tomography [CT], MRI bone scan), may underestimate the spread of disease. The 18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose whole body PET with CT (18F-FDG PET/CT) is able to more accurately visualize number axillary lymph node metastases, internal mammary chain, periclavicular disease than previously mentioned modalities. Therefore, PET/CT scanning results a individualized therapy plan. Additionally, 18F-FDG seems useful monitor response pre-operative systemic treatment primary tumor ER+ triple-negative subtypes.