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Article types	Original article
Language	English
Refereed paper	Refereed
Title	SUVmax on FDG-PET is a predictor of prognosis in patients with maxillary sinus cancer.
Journal	Formal name：Japanese journal of radiology Abbreviation：Jpn J Radiol ISSN code：1867-108X(Electronic)1867-1071(Linking)
Domestic / Foregin	Foregin
Volume, Number, Page	34(5),pp.349-55
Papers・Author	Doi Hiroshi, Kitajima Kazuhiro, Fukushima Kazuhito, Kawanaka Yusuke, Mouri Miya, Yamamoto Satoshi, Ishikura Reiichi, Terada Tomonori, Noguchi Kazuma, Hirota Shozo
Publication date	2016/05
Papers・Description	PURPOSE:Our aim was to determine whether the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the primary lesion demonstrated by [(18)FPURPOSE:]PURPOSE:-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) is associated with the prognosis of maxillary sinus cancer.MATERIALS AND METHODS:The relationships of clinicopathological factors including age, T stage, N stage, histologic type, treatment strategy, and primary tumor SUVmax with progression-free (PFS) and overall (OS) survival were evaluated using the log-rank test and Cox method in 31 patients with maMATERIALS AND METHODS:xillary sinus cancer before combined superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy using high-dose cisplatin with concurrent radiotherapy, or radiotherapy alone.RESULTS:The median duration of follow-up was 55.4 (range 9.7-72.6) months. PFS and OS of patients exhibiting a high SUVmax (≥16 and ≥17, respectively) for the primary tumor were significantly lower than those of patients for whom the primary tumor SUVmax was low (p = 0.0010 and p = 0.033, respectively). Multivariate analyses showed that T stage (p = 0.0049) and primary tumor SUVmax (p = 0.026) were independently prognostic of poorer PFS and that only primary tumor SUVmax (p = 0.049) was independently prognostic of poorer OS.CONCLUSION:SUVmax of the primary tumor determined by FDG-PET/CT before treatment could be a good surrogate marker for prognostication of maxillary sinus cancer.
DOI	10.1007/s11604-016-0531-9
PMID	26920841