Clinical Evaluation of PET-CT for Staging of Colorectal Lung Metastases

Clinical Evaluation of PET-CT for Staging of Colorectal Lung Metastases - a Prospective Monocentric Feasibility Study

Surgery has been available for the treatment of pulmonary metastases in metastatic colorectal cancer and promising overall survival was observed in retrospective studies with selected patients. This study investigated whether the preoperative FDG- PET/CT scan influences survival in this patient group. Furthermore, we tried to identify other prognostic factors associated with overall survival and progression-free survival.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients over 18 years with pulmonary metastases eligible for pulmonary metastasectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Second primary cancer within the last 2 years (exception basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
• Pregnancy,
• Drug addiction,
• Renal dialysis