Background Almost one-third of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients experience recurrence
after resection; nevertheless, follow-up strategies remain controversial. We sought to …

Despite advances in surgical techniques and chemoradiation therapy, recurrent rectal
cancer remains a cause of morbidity and mortality. After successful treatment of rectal …

Purpose Tumor recurrence of colorectal cancers (CRC) is generally followed up by analyses
of the serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels. However, recent evidence suggests …

Background A surveillance program was performed in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients after
surgery, to diagnose asymptomatic recurrence. Aims To assess whether 18-FDG positron …

AIM: To evaluate the value of positron emission tomography (PET)/computerized
tomography (CT) in surveillance of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with different …

Purpose To assess the value of PET/CT for detecting local or distant recurrence in patients
who undergo surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) and to compare the accuracy of PET/CT to …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy in the Western world. In 2012, it was the
second most frequent cancer in Europe with 447,000 new cases, which represents 13.2% of …

Background. Nearly 40% of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurs within 2 years after resection of
primary tumor. Imaging with fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission …

Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of 2-[18F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission
tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in the early detection of resectable …

Objective To assess the accuracy of FDG-PET/contrast enhanced CT (FDG-PET/ceCT) in the
detection of unsuspected recurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with high risk of …