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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Positron emission tomography]] (PET) scan is useful in cases where the liposarcoma is firm, deep, and has a size greater than 3 cm.<ref name=NCCN>{{cite web | title = NCCN Guidelines for Patients - Soft Tissue Sarcoma | url =http://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/sarcoma/index.html#2 }}</ref> PET scan may also help evaluate the grade and prognosis of the tumor,as well as its shrinkage following chemotherapy. | |||
==Other Imaging Findings== | ==Other Imaging Findings== | ||
===Positron emission tomography (PET)=== | ===Positron emission tomography (PET)=== | ||
Positron emission tomography (PET) is useful | Positron emission tomography (PET) is useful to evaluate cases of liposarcoma, especially when the tumor is firm, deep, and has a size is greater than 3 cm.<ref name=NCCN>{{cite web | title = NCCN Guidelines for Patients - Soft Tissue Sarcoma | url =http://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/sarcoma/index.html#2 }}</ref> | ||
* | PET scan is also useful for the following purposes: | ||
*Tumor grade | |||
*Prognosis | *Prognosis | ||
* | *Tumor shrinkage after chemotherapy. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]; Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [3]
Overview
Positron emission tomography (PET) scan is useful in cases where the liposarcoma is firm, deep, and has a size greater than 3 cm.[1] PET scan may also help evaluate the grade and prognosis of the tumor,as well as its shrinkage following chemotherapy.
Other Imaging Findings
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Positron emission tomography (PET) is useful to evaluate cases of liposarcoma, especially when the tumor is firm, deep, and has a size is greater than 3 cm.[1]
PET scan is also useful for the following purposes:
- Tumor grade
- Prognosis
- Tumor shrinkage after chemotherapy.