Preoperative FDG-PET-scan in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases does not improve overall survival: A retrospective analyses stratified by clinical risk score

Ayez, N. (Ninos)
Ridder, J. (Jannemarie) de
Wiering, M. (Mark)
Oyen, W.J. (Wim)
Wilt, J.H.W. (Johannes) de
Verhoef, C. (Kees)

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Publication date

January 2014

DOI

10.1159/000357351

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S. Karger AG

ISSN

1421-9883

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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether selection with fluorine-18-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging would result in an improved outcome in surgically treated patients with curative resection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), stratified by the clinical risk score (CRS) of Fong et al. [Ann Surg 1999;230:309-318]. Patients and Methods: Between January 2000 and December 2009, all patients who underwent resection for CRLM from two different university teaching hospitals in the Netherlands were analysed. Patients were stratified by the CRS. Results: In total 613 patients were eligible for analysis. T