RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 PET and endobronchial ultrasound. SUV value of mediastinal lymph nodes suspicious for malignancy
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP PA4326
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA4326
VO 46
IS suppl 59
A1 Bertó Botella, Juan
A1 López Zalduendo, Esmeralda
A1 Gonzalez Gutierrez, Jessica
A1 Sánchez Salcedo, Pablo
A1 Rivera, Pilar
A1 Campo, Arantxa
A1 Alcaide, Ana Belen
A1 De Torres, Juan Pablo
A1 Martínez Urbistondo, Diego
A1 Zulueta, Javier
YR 2015
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA4326.abstract
AB Using positron emission tomography (PET) in the diagnosis of suspected malignant lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer is well established. The main problem is that false positives values derived from SUV low (<3). The main objective of this study is to establish an optimal value for predicting malignancy. This is a retrospective analysis of 50 patients who underwent FNA of mediastinal lymphadenopathy endobronchial ultrasound guided. Anthropometric variables, six-minute walking test, pulmonary function tests were collected and and biopsied lymph nodes and values of SUV on PET of these lymph nodes were analyzed. A statistical study was performed with the SPSS statistics program. Analyzes of sensitivity, specificity and ROC curves were done. The minimum value of SUV was 1.80 and the maximum of 25.23. 21 cancers were diagnosed. ROC curve results and sensitivity study is shown in figure added. Using a range of from 2.5 SUV, in our cohort we have observed that a value of SUV of 2.5 had 85.7% sensitivity and 62.5% specificity (p <0.05) for the diagnosis of suspected malignant lymphadenopathy.