. 2016; 18(3): 148-152 | DOI: 10.5152/ejp.2016.83007 | |||
Staging in Patients with Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma; PET-CT versus Standard Staging ProceduresBurcu Yalçın1, Ufuk Yılmaz1, Tuğçe Çiftçi2, Ibrahim Yügünt2, Salih Akşit3, Bahri Gümüş3, Hakan Koparal21Department of Chest Diseases, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey 3Department of Radiology, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey Objective: The most important factor for accurate treatment of patients with small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is accuracy of the initial staging. The aim of this study was to determine how often patients, staged as local or local-advanced disease by standard staging procedures (SSPs), would be staged to have a metastatic disease based on the findings of the positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. Burcu Yalçın, Ufuk Yılmaz, Tuğçe Çiftçi, Ibrahim Yügünt, Salih Akşit, Bahri Gümüş, Hakan Koparal. Staging in Patients with Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma; PET-CT versus Standard Staging Procedures. . 2016; 18(3): 148-152 Sorumlu Yazar: Ufuk Yılmaz, Türkiye |
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