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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/44858| Title: | Stomach cancer : preoperative staging |
| Authors: | Vassallo, Pierre |
| Keywords: | Stomach -- Cancer -- Diagnosis Stomach -- Tomography Preoperative care |
| Issue Date: | 2007-01 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Vassallo, P. (2007). Stomach cancer : preoperative staging. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 1, 1-16. |
| Abstract: | Spiral Computed tomography (CT) with optimal contrast enhancement and multiplanar reforrnatting has remained the modality of choice for the preoperative staging of gastric cancer and for follow-up. However, CT may be limited in the identification of metastases in non-enlarged lymph nodes, peritoneal dissemination, and distant blood-borne metastases. Positron emission tomography (PET) with 2- lfluorine-I8] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) is a useful diagnostic technique in clinical oncology. FDG essentially consists of glucose tagged with radioactive fluorine. Since areas of high cell turnover have higher energy (preferentially glucose) requirements, FDG will accumulate at these sites. PET detects foci of abnormally increased FDG uptake, which should correlate with areas of active tumour growth. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/44858 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Issue 01/07 The Synapse, Issue 01/07 |
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