FDG PET/CT in Initial Staging of Adult Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

n=109 adult patients with limb and body wall soft-tissue sarcoma (87% intermediate or high-grade). Excluded: Ewing's sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, GIST, desmoid tumors, visceral tumors, bone tumors, retroperitoneal sarcomas, and patients imaged for followup, response assessment, or recurrence.

FDG-PET scan for initial staging

Diagnostic chest CT scan and clinical examination

Detection of metastases not already obvious by chest CT scan or clinical examination (upstaging)surrogate