TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

Patient no.SexAgeType of malignancyNo. of suggestive PET-positive findingsNo. of lesions
1M54Anal cancerLymph nodes (3), primary tumor (1)4
2F69Bronchial carcinomaLung (1)1
3F44Breast cancerBone (5)5
4F67Breast cancerBreast (1)1
5F69Breast cancerBone (5), lymph nodes (2). liver (1)8
6M60Colon cancerLiver (5)5
7F68Colon cancerLiver (1)1
8F73Colon cancerLymph nodes (3)3
9M44Colon cancerLiver (1)1
10M61Carcinoma of unknown primaryLymph nodes (2)2
11M70Carcinoma of unknown primaryNo suggestive findings0
12M54Carcinoma of unknown primaryNo suggestive findings0
13M61Carcinoma of unknown primaryProstate (1)1
14M49Esophageal cancerNo suggestive findings0
15F25Ewing sarcomaLung (2), bone (3), peritoneum (2), pleura (1)8
16F68Hepatocellular carcinomaLiver (1)1
17M66Hepatocellular carcinomaNo suggestive findings0
18M71Hepatocellular carcinomaAdrenal gland (1), liver (2*)3
19M52LeukemiaNo suggestive findings0
20M51LeukemiaNo suggestive findings0
21M72LymphomaLymph nodes (3), lung (1)4
22M67LymphomaLymph nodes (9), bone (1), spleen(1), skin (1)12
23M71MelanomaNo suggestive findings0
24F71MelanomaNo suggestive findings0
25M62MelanomaNo suggestive findings0
26F53MelanomaLung (1), lymph nodes (1)2
27M48MelanomaNo suggestive findings0
28M55MelanomaNo suggestive findings0
29M65Pancreatic cancerNo suggestive findings0
30M65Rectal cancerLymph nodes (2)2
31F64Rectal cancerLung (5), rectum (1)6
32M81Thyroid cancerLung (5), pleura (1), lymph nodes(4)10
  • * Detected only on PET/CT.

  • Detected in different compartments.