18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) imaging in the staging and prognosis of inflammatory breast cancer.

Background: : To prospectively assess fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) staging and prognosis value in patients with suspected inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).

Methods: : Sixty-two women (mean age 50.7 +/- 11.

In search of an unknown primary tumour presenting with cervical metastases: performance of hybrid FDG-PET-CT.

Objectives: In patients with cervical lymph node metastases from unknown primary tumour (UPT), the primary tumour is frequently localized in the head and neck area. Because the detection of the primary tumour is of importance to optimize the patient's management and allows a targeted therapy, the performances of hybrid positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) were evaluated in a retrospective study.

Methods: Thirty-eight consecutive patients with cervical lymph node metastases, and in whom the primary was not detected by the comprehensive diagnostic work-up including endoscopy and conventional imaging methods, were referred for a PET-CT scan.