Role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in surgery for pancreatic cancer (original) (raw)

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2008; 14(1): 64-69
Published online Jan 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.64

Table 1 Histological findings of the patients

Histological findings Number of patients SUV (mean ± SD) Difference
Pathological stage (TNM)
pT pN stage
1 0 IA 1 3.59
1 1 IB 1 3.14
3 0 IIA 8 4.1 ± 0.9 NS
1, 2, 3 1 IIB 8 5.9 ± 4.5
Histological differentiation
Well 7 3.7 ± 0.7 NS
Moderately-poorly 11 5.6 ± 3.6
Lymphatic invasions
Negative 9 5.3 ± 3.9 NS
Positive 9 4.5 ± 2.1
Venous invasions
Negative 6 6.2 ± 5.1 NS
Positive 12 4.4 ± 1.9
Intrapancreatic nerve invasions
Negative 11 4.8 ± 3.5 NS
Positive 7 5.1 ± 2.3