PET-CT has low specificity for mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer in an endemic area for tuberculosis: a diagnostic test study (LACOG 0114)

PET-CT has low specificity for mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer in an endemic area for tuberculosis: a diagnostic test study (LACOG 0114)

Abstract Background The present study aims to assess the performance of 18F-FDG PET-CT on mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a location with endemic granulomatous infectious disease. Methods Diagnostic test study including patients aged 18 years or older with operable stage...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Werutsky, Bruno Hochhegger, José Antônio Lopes de Figueiredo Pinto, Jeovany Martínez-Mesa, Mara Lise Zanini, Eduardo Herz Berdichevski, Eduardo Vilas, Vinícius Duval da Silva, Maria Teresa Ruiz Tsukazan, Arthur Vieira, Leandro Genehr Fritscher, Louise Hartmann, Marcos Alba, Guilherme Sartori, Cristina Matushita, Vanessa Bortolotto, Rayssa Ruszkowski do Amaral, Luís Carlos Anflor Junior, Facundo Zaffaroni, Carlos H. Barrios, Márcio Debiasi, Carlos Cezar Frietscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Non-small cell lung cancer
PET-CT
Mediastinal staging
Granulomatous infectious diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5233-5

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