Table 1 Predictive values of PET in tracking the primary site in case of early metastatic cancers
From: Cancers of unknown primary origin: current perspectives and future therapeutic strategies
Match PET/histology in identification of the primary lesion | Total examined cases | Predictive value of PET% (n of patients) | False positive cases% (n of patients) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Failed | 1 | -- | --- | [25] |
Partial | 23 | 56,5 (13) | --- | [26] |
Partial | 39 | 27 (6) | 2.5 (1) | [27] |
Failed | 18 | -- | --- | [28] |
Partial | 20 | 11(55) | 5 (1) | [29] |
Partial | 149 | 24.8 (37) | 8.7 (13) | [30] |
Failed | 20 | -- | --- | [31] |
Partial | 51 | 9.6 (5) | --- | [32] |
Partial | 77 | 36.4 (28) | 1.2(1) | [33] |
Partial | 24 | 37.5 (9) | 12.5 (3) | [34] |
Complete | 1 | 1 | --- | [35] |
Partial | 59 | 59 (35) | --- | [36] |
Partial | 44 | 31.8 (14) | 11.3 (1) | [37] |
Partial | 47 | 14.8 (7) | 27.6(13) | [38] |
Partial | 13 | 7 (54) | --- | [39] |
Partial | 43 | 55.8 (24) | 2.3 (1) | [40] |
Partial | 67 | 53.7 (36) | 1. 49 (1) | [41] |
Partial | 430 | 31.4 (135) | 3.9 (17) | [42] |
Partial | 60 | 30 (18) | 21.6 (13) | [43] |
Partial | 39 | 26 (10) | --- | [44] |
Partial | 15 | 20 (4) | 6.6 (1) | [45] |
Partial | 14 | 40 (7) | 7.1 (1) | [46] |
Partial | 38 | 53 (20) | 2.6 (1) | [47] |