Table 5 Relation of treatment 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
| Chemo/radio | Test value | P-value | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemo | Combined | |||
| No. = 24 | No. = 6 | |||
| Recurrence | Positive | 0.139* | 0.709 | NS |
| 14 (58.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | |||
| Local spread | Positive | 0.139* | 0.709 | NS |
| 14 (58.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | |||
| Metastases | Positive | 1.663* | 0.197 | NS |
| 15 (62.5%) | 2 (33.3%) | |||
| Hepatic deposits | Positive | 0.139* | 0.709 | NS |
| 10 (41.7%) | 2 (33.3%) | |||
| Pulmonary deposits | Positive | 0.384* | 0.536 | NS |
| 7 (29.2%) | 1 (16.7%) | |||
| Local LNs | Positive | 0.313* | 0.576 | NS |
| 15 (62.5%) | 3 (50.0%) | |||
| Distant LNs | Positive | 1.292* | 0.256 | NS |
| 10 (41.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | |||
| Bone deposits | Positive | 0.052* | 0.819 | NS |
| 5 (20.8%) | 1 (16.7%) | |||
| Peritoneal deposits | Positive | 1.154* | 0.283 | NS |
| 4 (16.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| False + ve | Positive | 4.537* | 0.033 | S |
| 1 (4.2%) | 2 (33.3%) | |||
| False –ve | Positive | 0.833* | 0.361 | NS |
| 3 (12.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |