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Utility of 18F-FDG–PET/CT in Soft Tissue Sarcomas

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Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), together with synovial sarcoma, is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children and adolescents. These tumors can arise anywhere in the body. 18F-FDG–PET/CT provides important additional information in the initial staging of RMS, with a significant impact on its therapeutic management. This imaging approach is also of high prognostic value in the early assessment of the therapeutic response.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Department, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Somali Gavane MD & Heiko Schoder MD

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography Center IRMET S.p.A., Euromedic Inc., Via Onorato Vigliani 89, Turin, 10100, Italy

    Angelina Cistaro MD

  3. Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Rome, Italy

    Angelina Cistaro MD

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Gavane, S., Cistaro, A., Schoder, H. (2014). Utility of 18F-FDG–PET/CT in Soft Tissue Sarcomas. In: Cistaro, A. (eds) Atlas of PET/CT in Pediatric Patients. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5358-8_9

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