Evaluation of the Usefulness of FDG-PET/CT for Nodal Staging of Breast Cancer.

Background/aim: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) has recently been used to investigate lymph node (LN) metastases and several predictive features in patients with breast cancer (BC). The aim of this study was to assess the value of this non-invasive imaging procedure for axillary staging.

Patients And Methods: Fifty patients with early primary unilateral, locally advanced, or recurrent invasive operable BC were enrolled.