Does Metastatic Lymph Node SUVmax Predict Survival in Patients with Esophageal Cancer?

Vatankulu B., Sanli Y., Saglam E. K., Kuyumcu S., Ozkan Z. G., Yilmaz E., ...More

MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY, vol.24, no.3, pp.120-127, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/mirt.36744
  • Journal Name: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.120-127
  • Keywords: Esophageal cancer, FDG positron-emission tomography/computed tomography, survival, lymph node, SUVmax
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to investigate the SUVmax of primary tumor and metastatic lymph node in predicting survival in patients with esophageal cancer.