Five-Year Survival After Resection of Hepatic Metastases From Colorectal Cancer in Patients Screened by Positron Emission Tomography With F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET)

Abstract

Screening by FDG-PET is associated with excellent postresection 5-year overall survival for patients undergoing resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. FDG-PET appears to define a new cohort of patients in whom tumor grade is a very important prognostic variable.