The value of using fludeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography scan with respect to colorectal abnormalities-a
Ruud J L F Loffeld1, Sandra A Srbjlin1
1Department of Gastroenterology and Nuclear Medicine, Zaans Medisch Centrum, Zaandam, The Netherlands.
Background:
Fludeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) shows colic uptake regularly. Complementary colonoscopy is done. Aim: study the findings of colonoscopy.
Methods:
All consecutive scans in 5 years were studied. Focal FDG uptake in colon and/or rectum were scored as + or ++. Clinical files and endoscopy reports were studied for final diagnosis.
Results:
Focal FDG uptake was noted in 173 out of 2,075 scans (8.4%). Focal FDG activity was judged ++ in 73 patients (42.2%) and + in 100 (57.8%). The majority of colorectal cancers scored ++. Patients with ++ activity underwent or had undergone significantly more often a colonoscopy compared with patients with + activity, 82% versus 65% (P=0.02). FDG PET/CT was false positive with respect to polyp(s) or cancer in 13 cases (22%) of ++ FGD activity and in 38 cases of + FDG (P<0.001). In 25 patients a total of 69 polyps were not FDG avid.
Conclusions:
FDG-PET scanning is a useful tool in oncology. However, false-positive and false-negative findings with respect to colonic uptake are present in a significant number of patients. If the clinical condition and the potential prognosis allows the performance of colonoscopy this procedure should be done.
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