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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2022; 10(34): 12532-12542
Published online Dec 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i34.12532
Published online Dec 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i34.12532
Table 1 Demographic features of patients with incidental focal hypermetabolism in colon/rectum, thyroid, and prostate
| Lesion | Status | Men, n, (age, yr, mean ± SD) | Women, n, (age, yr, mean ± SD) | Total, n, (age, yr, mean ± SD) |
| Colon/rectum | Malignant | 17 (70.5 ± 11.1) | 8 (72.5 ± 14.1) | 25 (70.8 ± 12.0) |
| Premalignant | 22 (68.1 ± 6.3) | 7 (67.6 ± 17.4) | 29 (67.9 ± 9.9) | |
| Benign | 9 (60.7 ± 14.3) | 22 (58.7 ± 14.6) | 31 (59.3 ± 14.3) | |
| Thyroid | Malignant | 10 (61.1 ± 13.1) | 19 (58.7 ± 10.7) | 29 (59.8 ± 11.1) |
| Benign | 2 (67.5 ± 16.3) | 17 (61.2 ± 13.1) | 19 (61.9 ± 13.1) | |
| Prostate | Malignant | 22 (74.1 ± 7.7) | N/A | N/A |
| Benign | 17 (68.8 ± 6.1) | N/A | N/A |
- Citation: Lee H, Hwang KH. Significance of incidental focal fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in colon/rectum, thyroid, and prostate: With a brief literature review. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(34): 12532-12542
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v10/i34/12532.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i34.12532