¹⁸ F‐fluoro‐2‐deoxyglucose‐positron emission tomography in the evaluation of nonseminomatous germ cell tumours at relapse

Abstract

In these patients FDG-PET detected the retroperitoneal relapse of NSGCT, in advanced stages treated with surgery plus chemotherapy, earlier than did CT; it also detected the presence of mature teratoma in residual retroperitoneal masses more accurately than CT. More extensive trials are needed before making conclusions about FDG-PET imaging as a routine method for NSGCT.