Özgü, EmreÖz, MuratYıldız, YunusSalman Özgü, BurçinErkaya, SalimGüngör, Tayfun2019-05-102019-05-102016Özgü, E., Öz, M., Yıldız, Y., Özgü, B. S., Erkaya, S., Güngör, T. (2016). Prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for identifying high-and low-risk endometrial cancer patients. Ginekologia polska, 87(7), 493-497.0017-0011https://doi.org/10.5603/GP.2016.0032https://hdl.handle.net/11491/517Objectives: To assess the usefulness of adding PET/CT as a preoperative test for determining the extent of endometrial cancer and discriminating low- and high-risk patients to identify candidates for surgical staging. Material and methods: We retrospectively reviewed 86 patients with pathologically proven endometrial cancer who had undergone preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT. The prognostic relationships between PET/CT parameters and pathology reports were assessed. Results: The SUVmax was significantly higher in patients with FIGO stage IB or higher compared with those with stage IA; for stage III-IV compared with stage I-II; and for patients with lymph node metastasis compared with those without lymph node metastasis. Using 6.70 as a cut-off for SUVmax, low-risk patients can be identified with a sensitivity of 92.9%. Conclusions: PET/CT imaging can be used not only for determining malignancy and lymph node involvement but also for determining candidates for surgical staging with high sensitivity. © 2016 Via Medica.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEndometrial CancerPET/CTPrognosisSUVmaxArticle87749349710.5603/GP.2016.0032N/AQ3