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Title: Incidental finding of malignancy in patients preoperatively evaluated for aneurysm wall pathology using PET/CT.
Author(s): Truijers, M. ; Pol, J.A.; Kurvers, H.A.J.M. ; Bredie, S.J.H. ; Oyen, W.J.G. ; Blankensteijn, J.D.
Publication year: 2009
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery, vol. 49, iss. 5, (2009), pp. 1313-1315
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.001
Publication type: Article / Letter to editor

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Subject: NCEBP 14: Cardiovascular diseases
ONCOL 3: Translational research
ONCOL 5: Aetiology, screening and detection
Organization: Surgery
Internal Medicine
Nuclear Medicine
Journal title:
Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume: vol. 49
Issue: iss. 5
Page start: p. 1313
Page end: p. 1315
Abstract:
Preoperative positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was performed in 26 consecutive patients considered fit for aneurysm repair. Besides information on aneurysm wall pathology, PET/CT identified 6 patients with concomitant malignancy. As a result of this coincidental finding, the operation was postponed in 2 patients and cancelled in 1. Although previous studies have shown that PET/CT might affect patient selection based on aneurysm wall inflammation, our preliminary results show a big impact on patient management as a result of the sensitivity of PET/CT for detecting malignancy. Future larger studies are warranted to investigate the effect and cost effectiveness of routine PET/CT in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients.

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