Why the study?
Does 18F-FDG PET accurately predict malignancy in patients with indeterminate adrenal tumors on CT scan?
Population
23 consecutive patients without previous history of cancer investigated for adrenal tumors without features…
Comparison
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission… vs Weiss pathological criteria from adrenalectomy
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support avoiding surgery for non-secreting equivocal adrenal tumors; leaves open prospective validation before changing practice.
Does 18F-FDG PET accurately predict malignancy in patients with indeterminate adrenal tumors on CT scan?
18F-FDG-PET has an excellent negative predictive value and may help avoid unnecessary surgery in patients with non-secreting equivocal adrenal tumors on CT scan.
Nunès et al. (2010) studied this question.
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