TABLE 1

Indications for PET/CT in the 142 Patients

DiagnosisNo. of patients
Non–small cell lung cancer29 (20%)
Lymphoma (23 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 7 Hodgkin's disease)30 (21%)
Breast cancer30 (21%)
Gastrointestinal cancer25 (18%)
Colorectal cancer14
Esophageal cancer6
Ampullary cancer1
Appendiceal cancer1
Gastric cancer3
Various malignancies28 (20%)
Adrenal adenocarcinoma1
Bladder cancer1
Ewing's sarcoma1
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
Head and neck cancer1
Hepatoma2
Leiomyosarcoma1
Melanoma1
Neurofibroma1
Osteosarcoma1
Ovarian cancer2
Pancreatic cancer7
Squamous cell cancer (skin)1
Testicular cancer4
Cervical cancer3