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Other Imaging Findings
Other imaging studies such as PET-scan may be used, preoperative 18F-FDG PET may predict pathological grade and completeness of cytoreduction which are the two main prognostic factors in patients with PMP.[1]
References
- ↑ Passot G, Glehen O, Pellet O, Isaac S, Tychyj C, Mohamed F, Giammarile F, Gilly FN, Cotte E (March 2010). "Pseudomyxoma peritonei: role of 18F-FDG PET in preoperative evaluation of pathological grade and potential for complete cytoreduction". Eur J Surg Oncol. 36 (3): 315–23. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2009.09.001. PMID 19818580.