Detection of Resectable Recurrences in Colorectal Cancer Patients with 2-[ ¹⁸ F]Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

Abstract

The surgical resection of limited recurrent disease, as determined by FDG-PET/CT, improves the survival of CRC patients. FDG-PET/CT should be performed not only in patients with elevated serum CEA levels, but also in those in whom recurrences are suspected to improve the early detection of resectable disease.