[Positron emission tomography in the investigation of malignant testicular tumors]

Orv Hetil. 2002 May 26;143(21 Suppl 3):1286-9.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

Thirty-three [18F]-FDG and ten [11C]-methionine (altogether 43) PET studies were performed in 37 (24 non-seminoma and 13 seminoma) patients. All results were assessed on the basis of histology (or cytology) or clinical follow-up. PET scan identified metastatic disease in 13 cases while 30 investigations resulted in a negative medical report. There were 3 false-positive cases and no false-negative results were obtained. The false-positive results were likely to occur due to FDG accumulation in benign lesions. There were no false-positive findings with the use of [11C]-methionine. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 100%, 91% and 93%, respectively, using both tracers.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed* / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18