Tumor Vascularity and Glucose Metabolism Correlated in Adenocarcinoma, but Not in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

Abstract

AC and SCC showed different patterns in both tumor vascularity and glucose metabolism. Tumor vascularity and glucose metabolism negatively correlated in AC, but not in SCC. These differences may underlie the heterogeneity in clinical aspect of NSCLC subtypes and have implications for their imaging profiling and monitor the treatment response.