Abstract

We evaluated the predictive value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) for extended pathological T (pT) stages (≥ pT3a) in Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients at staging. Thirty-eight RCC patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT at staging, followed by radical nephrectomy between September 2016 and September 2018, were included in this prospective study. Patients were classified into two groups (limited pT stage: stage T1/2, n = 17; extended pT stage: T3/4, n = 21). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify clinicopathological and metabolic variables to predict extended pT stages. 18F-FDG metabolic parameters were compared in relation to International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) grade and lymphovascular invasion (LVI). In univariate analysis, maximum standardised uptake value, metabolic tumour volume (MTV), and ISUP grade were significant. In multivariate analysis, MTV was the only significant factor of extended pT stages. With a cut-off MTV of 21.2, an area under the curve was 0.944, which was higher than 0.824 for clinical T stages (p = 0.037). In addition, high MTV, but not tumour size, was significantly correlated with aggressive pathologic features (ISUP grade and LVI). High glycolytic tumour volume on 18F-FDG PET/CT in RCC patients at staging is predictive of extended pT stages which could aid decision-making regarding the best type of surgery.

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Title
Metabolic tumour volume on 18F-FDG PET/CT predicts extended pathological T stages in patients with renal cell carcinoma at staging
Author
Kim, Dongwoo 1 ; Lee, Narae 2 ; Lee Suk Hyun 3 ; Jeong, Kim Hyun 4 ; Hye-Suk, Hong 5 ; Park, Jee Soo 6 ; Nam-Hoon, Cho 7 ; Choi Young Deuk 6 ; Ham, Won Sik 6 ; Lee, Seung Hwan 6 ; Han, Woong Kyu 6 ; Yun Mijin 1 

 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
 Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
 Hallym University, Department of Radiology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.256753.0) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5964) 
 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yongin Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
 National Cancer Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Goyang, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.410914.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 0628 9810) 
 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Urology, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
 Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.415562.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0636 3064) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2607082479
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