Table 4 Relation of pathological results of the studied patients with PET-CT findings in follow up patients with colorectal carcinoma after adjuvant chemotherapy
From: FDG PET/CT in follow UP patients with colorectal carcinoma after adjuvant chemotherapy
| Pathology | Test value | P-value | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenocarcinoma | Mucinous | |||
| No. = 26 | No. = 4 | |||
| Recurrence | Positive | 0.192* | 0.661 | NS |
| 16 (61.5%) | 2 (50.0%) | |||
| Local spread | Positive | 0.192* | 0.661 | NS |
| 16 (61.5%) | 2 (50.0%) | |||
| Metastases | Positive | 6.036* | 0.014 | S |
| 17 (65.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Hepatic deposits | Positive | 3.077* | 0.079 | NS |
| 12 (46.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Pulmonary deposits | Positive | 1.678* | 0.195 | NS |
| 8 (30.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Local LNs | Positive | 0.192* | 0.661 | NS |
| 16 (61.5%) | 2 (50.0%) | |||
| Distant LNs | Positive | 2.672* | 0.102 | NS |
| 11 (42.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Bone deposits | Positive | 1.154* | 0.283 | NS |
| 6 (23.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Peritoneal deposits | Positive | 0.710* | 0.399 | NS |
| 4 (15.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| False + ve | Positive | 0.513* | 0.474 | NS |
| 3 (11.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| False –ve | Positive | 21.667* | 0.000 | HS |
| 0 (0.0%) | 3 (75.0%) |