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Purpose: In this study, the Pozitron Emission Tomography/Computer Tomography PET/BT examination in patients with cervical cancer was aimed at determining the relationship between the primary tumor's FDG holding degree and lymph nod metastasis. Primary tumor's maximum standard uptake SUVmax value, the maximum tumor diameter measured in the PET/BT examination, whether the pelvic and paraaortic lymphatic nodes have FDG retention and the SUVmax values in the lymphatic nodes with FDG retention were recorded for each patient. Relationship of SUVmax values with lymph nod metastasis has been studied. The statistical analysis was done with the SPSS program. The average age was between 31 and 91 years. The SUVmax average values were between 14.3±6.3 for primary tumors 3.9-34.2 and 8.6±3.9 for lymphatic nodes 2.8-19.3. In patients with and without lymphatic nod retention, the average SUVmax values were between 15.9 and 4.1-34.2 respectively and 11.9 and 3.9-25,5 respectively, and in 66% of patients with p 4 cm had lymphatic nod retention. The difference between the two groups in terms of SUVmax values and lymph nod FDG holding was statistically meaningful.

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