Liposarcoma other imaging findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Imaging of central nervous system
Stage 4 liposarcoma can spread to brain and lungs. Imaging of central nervous system including brain and spinal cord helps to asses this metastasis
=Positron emission tomography (PET)
Positron emission tomography (PET) is useful in assesing the tumor if the tumor size is greater than 3 cm, firm and is situated deep within the body. It is useful for following purposes.
- Assess grade of tumor
- Assess stage of tumor
- Prognosis
- Assess tumor shrinkage after chemotherapy.