Objective: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death throughout the
world, and the correct choice of treatment based on early diagnosis and staging increases …

Introduction Previous studies have shown that lung squamous cell carcinoma has higher 18
F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) than …

Now the leading subtype of lung cancer, adenocarcinoma received a new classification in
2011. For tumors categorized previously as bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC), criteria …

Purpose To correlate the results of histopathologic subtyping and grading of lung
adenocarcinoma with maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) on positron …

Background The recurrence rate for stage I non-small cell lung cancer is high, with 20–40%
of patients that relapse after surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate new F-18 …

Background Although lung adenocarcinoma with ground-glass opacity (GGO) is known to
have distinct characteristics, limited data exist on whether the recurrence pattern and …

Purpose: To investigate the correlation between 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) metabolic parameters and …

OBJECTIVES: Pretreatment staging of patients with non–small cell lung cancer is critically
important in determining an appropriate treatment plan. As positron emission tomography …

Summary Introduction The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the
American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society (IASLC/ATS/ERS) system …

Objectives A grading system for pulmonary adenocarcinoma has not been established;
hence, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) pathology panel …