Breast cancer recurrence diagnosis suspected on tumor marker rising

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 117; no. 8; pp. 1621 - 1629
• Main Authors: Champion, Laurence, Brain, Etienne, Giraudet, Anne‐Laure, Le Stanc, Elise, Wartski, Myriam, Edeline, Véronique, Madar, Olivier, Bellet, Dominique, Pecking, Alain, Alberini, Jean‐Louis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.04.2011
• Subjects: 18FDG‐PET/CT; breast cancer; CA 15‐3; CEA; patient management; recurrence; tumor marker

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer recurrence is often suspected on tumor marker rising in asymptomatic patients. The value of fluorine‐18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG)–positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging to detect recurrence and its subsequent impact on patient management were ret...