Table 2.
Fourteen histologic tumor types represented within the surgically resected specimens removed at the time of 18F-FDG-directed surgery from among the 120 patients with histologic confirmation of malignancy.
| Histologic tumor type | Number (%) of patients |
|---|---|
| Colorectal carcinoma | 66 (55.0%) |
| Breast carcinoma | 12 (10.0%) |
| Lymphoma | 11 (9.2%) |
| Ovarian carcinoma | 7 (5.8%) |
| Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma | 6 (5.0%) |
| Thyroid carcinoma | 3 (2.5%) |
| Lung carcinoma | 3 (2.5%) |
| Endometrial carcinoma | 3 (2.5%) |
| Cervical carcinoma | 2 (1.7%) |
| Melanoma | 2 (1.7%) |
| Plasmacytoma | 2 (1.7%) |
| Urothelial carcinoma | 1 (0.8%) |
| Sarcoma | 1 (0.8%) |
| Eccrine porocarcinoma | 1 (0.8%) |