Prognostic Impact of Pretreatment Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography SUVmax in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Simona Cima; Anna Myriam Perrone; Paolo Castellucci; Gabriella Macchia; Milly Buwenge; Silvia Cammelli; Savino Cilla; Martina Ferioli; Gabriella Ferrandina; Andrea Galuppi; Eugenio Salizzoni; Daniela Rubino; Stefano Fanti; Pierandrea De Iaco; Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

doi:10.1097/IGC.0000000000001207

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Cervical Cancer

Prognostic Impact of Pretreatment Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography SUVmax in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

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Simona Cima Radiation Oncology Unit, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona-Lugano, Switzerland; Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anna Myriam Perrone Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paolo Castellucci Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gabriella Macchia Radiotherapy Unit and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Milly Buwenge Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Silvia Cammelli Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Savino Cilla Medical Physic Unit, Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura “Giovanni Paolo II,” Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Campobasso; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martina Ferioli Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gabriella Ferrandina Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso/Ginecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Roma; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrea Galuppi Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eugenio Salizzoni Radiology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniela Rubino Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stefano Fanti Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pierandrea De Iaco Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alessio Giuseppe Morganti Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Simona Cima MD, Radiation Oncology Unit, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli, via Ospedale, 6500 Bellinzona CH, Switzerland. E-mail: simona.cima{at}eoc.ch, simonacima{at}libero.it.

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Cima S, Perrone AM, Castellucci P, et al

Prognostic Impact of Pretreatment Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography SUVmax in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer 2018;28:575-580.

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Received October 9, 2017
Accepted December 19, 2017
First published March 1, 2018.

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June 18, 2019

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