Question 23 (part 2) · LEK · Ovarian cancer
In which situations is Positron Emission Tomography (PET) recommended to diagnose the diseases of the genital organ?
- A. in the case of suspected cancer recurrence or in the search of possible distant metastases after radical treatment of ovarian cancer.
- B. in the case of differential diagnosis of uterine myoma and uterine sarcoma before surgery.
- C. in the case of cervical cancer clinical stage assessment.
- D. in the case of fallopian tube cancer whose diagnosis is particularly difficult.
- E. in the case of the diagnosis of cancerous tumours in children.
Hint
PET detects metabolically active disease when anatomical imaging is equivocal, e.g. when tumour markers rise after completed treatment.
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