Pleural mesothelioma
Diagnosis certain
Updates to Case Attributes
Body
was changed:
PET- CT is useful in pleural mesothelioma in two clinical settings
- differentiating between benign and malignant asbestos-related pleural thickening
- assessing for nodal or distant metastases
Also, there'sThere is a correlation between the degree of FDG uptake and the biological aggressiveness of the tumor, which may help to guide treatment.
-</ul><p>Also, there's a correlation between the degree of FDG uptake and the biological aggressiveness of the tumor, which may help to guide treatment.</p>- +</ul><p>There is a correlation between the degree of FDG uptake and the biological aggressiveness of the tumor, which may help to guide treatment.</p>