Incidental focal colorectal 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography/computed tomography

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3453-3458
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3453

Table 1 Baseline characteristics and pathologic diagnoses of the 241 elegible colorectal lesions n (%)

Variables	Total (n = 241)	Focal FDG uptake (+) (n = 95)	Focal FDG uptake (-) (n = 146)	P value
Baseline characteristics
Age, yr¹ (range)	62 (29-86)	64 (31-86)	59.5 (29-84)	0.068
Males	153 (64)	57 (60)	96 (65)	0.366
Overweight or obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m²)	22 (9.1)	9 (9.5)	13 (8.9)	0.367
F/U after complete CRC resection	67 (28.2)	16 (17.9)	51 (34.9)	0.006
Pathologic diagnoses
Non specific	140 (58.1)	26 (27.5)	114 (78.1)	< 0.001
Inflammation	24 (9.9)	18 (18.9)	6 (4.1)	< 0.001
Adenoma (any size)	40 (16.6)	18 (18.9)	22 (15.1)	0.430
Advanced adenoma	18 (7.5)	16 (16.8)	2 (1.4)	< 0.001
Cancer	37 (15.4)	33 (34.7)	4 (2.7)	< 0.001
Advanced colorectal neoplasms	55 (22.9)	49/95 (51.5)	6/146 (4.1)	< 0.001

¹Median (range). FDG: ¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose; BMI: Body mass index; F/U: Follow up; CRC: Colorectal cancer.

Citation: Cho SH, Kim SW, Kim WC, Park JM, Yoo IR, Kim SH, Oh ST. Incidental focal colorectal 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography/computed tomography. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(22): 3453-3458
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i22/3453.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3453