Utility of PET/CT in the approach to the patient with tumor of unknown primary

Authors

  • Richard Ledesma-Vásquez Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú
  • Rosanna Morales Guzmán-Barrón Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0053-0744
  • Tatiana Vidaurre-Rojas Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v35i3.677

Keywords:

Carcinoma of unknown primary, Head and neck, PET/CT, Neuroendocrine tumors, 68Ga DOTATOC, radiomics, computed tomography

Abstract

Cancer of unknown primary is an infrequent disease, with high mortality. PET/CT can be a procedure to find the primary tumour and represents an aid in initial
management, providing better survival and quality of life in these patients, which mainly come to physicians at an advanced stage of their disease.

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Published

2022-08-29

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2022)

Section

RevisIón de tema

How to Cite

Utility of PET/CT in the approach to the patient with tumor of unknown primary. (2022). Revista De La Sociedad Peruana De Medicina Interna, 35(3), e677. https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v35i3.677