Table 1.

Summary of cases with positive PET scans.

No.AgeStagePathClinical findingSCCPET scanCT or biopsyValue
152IIBSPelvic, thigh pain with CT (-)(-)Pelvic+CT+TP
231IIASSupraclavicular lypmph node enlargement(-)LN+liver+Biopsy+TP
342IBASuspected CT(-)LN+CT+TP
480/SHemoptysis(+)Pelvic, lung+CT+TP
550IIIBSThigh-buttock pain(-)Lung, bone+CT+TP
647IVBSHemoptysis(-)Pelvic, LN+CT+TP
752IBSSuspected CT(-)Pelvic, lung+LN (+) bone (+)CT+TP
831IbSPelvic, thigh pain with suspected CT(-)Pelvic, abdominal+CT+TP
32IbSThigh-buttock pain(-)Pelvic, abdominal+CT+TP
939IbSSuspected CT(-)Abdominal incision+Biopsy(-)FP
1039IbSNo symptoms but with high risks(-)LN+Clinical (-), CT (-)FP
  • S, squamous carcinoma; LN, lymph node; Path, pathological; TP, true positive; FP, false positive; A, adenocarcinoma; +, positive; -, negative; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma (antigen).