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18F-FDG PET/CT versus Contrast Enhanced CT in detection of mucinous ovarian cancer recurrence: comparative study

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Introduction: Mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is a unique and uncommon kind of ovarian cancer (OC). The diagnosis of tumor recurrence may be difficult to achieve with traditional imaging methods based on anatomical variations, such as the discovery of a new aberrant lesion or changes in the size of an existing lesion. A solution to these issues has been suggested: fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) with Positron Emission Tomography (PET). We aim to assess the added value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the detection of MOC recurrence and its effect on patient management compared to contrast enhanced computerized tomography (CECT). Material and methods: All patients underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT and CECT for detection of MOC recurrence. PET/CT and CT were interpreted separately and the significance of difference between them was evaluated. Results: The study included 59 patients, out of them 18 and 29 patients were proven to have local and distant recurrence respectively. PET/CT demonstrated lower false negative rate compared to CECT (1.7% vs. 11.9%) and greater sensitivity (SN) , positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy, but the same specificity (SP) in recurrence detection (97.9%, 90.2%, 87.5%, 89.8%, and 58.3%, vs. 85.1%, 88.9%, 50%, 79.7%, and 58.3%, respectively) and showed significantly higher sensitivity for detection of omento-peritoneal and LNs metastases (mets) (36 and 27 versus 22 and 18, p- 0.0001 and 0.004, respectively). Both modalities were comparable in identifying distant organ mets (p >0.05). PET/CT changed patient management in 25.4% of patients, from no therapy to local and systemic therapy in one and seven patients respectively, and from local to systemic therapy in another seven patients (p= 0.001). Conclusion: 18F-FDG PET/CT showed higher SN and accuracy than CECT in MOC recurrence detection, mainly the omento-peritoneal and nodal deposits, which allow better guidance for proper therapy planning.

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10.21608/egyjnm.2024.280210.1098

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Mucinous ovarian cancer, 18F-FDG PET/CT, CECT, and recurrence

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Omnia

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Talaat

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Radiation Oncology department- National Cancer Institute Cairo University

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mony.talaat66@gmail.com

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Mai

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Elahmadawy

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Amr

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Radiation Oncology department- National Cancer Institute Cairo University

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mai.elahmadawy@nci.cu.edu.eg

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0000-0002-3536-5945

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ISMAIL

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ALI

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MOHAMED

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RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT (NUCLEAR MEDICINE ) FACULTY OF MEDICINE ZAGAZIG UNIVERCITY EGYPT

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ismailali_2@yahoo.com

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Badr

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Abdelmaksoud

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clinical oncology and nuclear medicine department, faculty of medicine, zagazig university

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bader6a@yahoo.com

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Shaimaa

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Farouk

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clinical oncology and nuclear medicine department, faculty of medicine, Zagazig University

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shaimaafarouk26@yahoo.com

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Ibrahim

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Nasr

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Mansour

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Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department- Faculty of medicine- Zagazig Univeristy

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iminasr@gmail.com

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29

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2

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52852

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2024-12-01

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2024-03-29

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2024-12-01

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22

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39

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1687-4994

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2536-9113

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Egyptian Journal Nuclear Medicine

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18F-FDG PET/CT versus Contrast Enhanced CT in detection of mucinous ovarian cancer recurrence: comparative study

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