Abstract:Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose Positron emission tomography/computed tomography ( 18 F-FDG PET/CT) in predicting prognosis and characterizing the intratumoral glucose uptake of neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 189 NEPC patients from two medical centers between January 2009 and April 2021. Of these, 44 patients met the inclusion criteria. The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) was measured to assess t… Show more
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