New findings from H. Furukawa and co-authors in the area of carcinoma published.(Report)

"The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of positron emission tomography with 18F-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) as a preoperative diagnostic investigation in patients with biliary carcinoma. Seventy-two patients with potentially resectable biliary carcinoma underwent preoperative multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) and FDG-PET," scientists in Shizuoka, Japan report (see also Carcinoma).

"Both diagnoses were compared with subsequent histopathology and follow-up results. In 64 lesions with biliary carcinoma, 57 (89%) revealed an intense focal accumulation on FDG-PET and were interpreted as malignant. On the other hand, eight benign lesions did …