Endocrine Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD.
Section on Medical Neuroendocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Ann Surg. 2019 Apr;269(4):741-747. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002671.
Fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging is recommended in patients with metastatic pheochromocytoma (PC) and paraganglioma (PGL). There are no data on whether routine preoperative F-FDG PET/CT in all patients with PC/PGL impacts surgical management.
The aim of this study was to determine whether routine preoperative F-FDG PET/CT imaging affects the surgical management of patients with PC/PGLs.
We analyzed clinical, biochemical, genetic, and anatomic imaging data in 93 consecutive patients with PC/PGL who collectively underwent a total of 100 operations and who had preoperative F-FDG PET/CT imaging.
Of 100 operations, preoperative F-FDG PET/CT showed additional lesions compared to anatomic imaging in 15 cases. These patients were more likely to undergo an open surgical approach (P < 0.05). Presence of genetic mutation, redo operations, sex, age, or tumor size had no significant association with finding additional lesions on F-FDG PET/CT.
Additional lesions detected on preoperative F-FDG-PET/CT imaging have an impact on the surgical approach in patients with PC/PGLs. Therefore, surgeons should routinely obtain F-FDG-PET/CT imaging in patients with PC/PGL to allow for a more precise surgical intervention.
氟代脱氧葡萄糖(F-FDG)正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描(PET/CT)成像在转移性嗜铬细胞瘤(PC)和副神经节瘤(PGL)患者中被推荐使用。目前尚无数据表明所有 PC/PGL 患者常规进行术前 F-FDG PET/CT 是否会影响手术管理。
本研究旨在确定常规术前 F-FDG PET/CT 成像是否会影响 PC/PGL 患者的手术管理。
我们分析了 93 例连续 PC/PGL 患者的临床、生化、遗传和解剖影像学数据,这些患者总共进行了 100 次手术,并进行了术前 F-FDG PET/CT 成像。
在 100 次手术中,术前 F-FDG PET/CT 与解剖影像学相比,在 15 例中显示出了额外的病变。这些患者更有可能接受开放手术方法(P < 0.05)。遗传突变、再次手术、性别、年龄或肿瘤大小与 F-FDG PET/CT 上发现额外病变无显著相关性。
术前 F-FDG-PET/CT 成像检测到的额外病变会影响 PC/PGL 患者的手术方法。因此,外科医生应常规为 PC/PGL 患者获取 F-FDG-PET/CT 成像,以实现更精确的手术干预。