Polat, Emre CanÖtünçtemur, AlperÖzbek, EminBeşiroğlu, HüseyinDursun, MuratÖzer, KutanHorsanalı, Mustafa Ozan10.07.20192019-07-1010.07.20192019-07-102014Polat, E. C., Ötünçtemur, A., Özbek, E., Beşiroğlu, H., Dursun, M., Özer, K. ... Horsanalı, M. O. (2014). Standardized uptake values highly correlate with tumor size and Fuhrman grade in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 15(18), 7821-7824. https://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.18.78211513-7368https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/1151https://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.18.7821Background: We investigated the correlation between standardized uptake value (SUVmax), tumor size and Fuhrman grade in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RC). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 54 patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma histopathologically diagnosed who underwent fluorine-18 fluoro-2 deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET/CT) between January 2005 and March 2014. Results: Avarage tumor sizes were 5.64±1.85, 6.85±2.24 and 7.98±2.45 in low, medium and high SUVmax groups, respectively. The Spearman's correlation coefficient between the tumor size and SUVmax was 0.385 (p=0.004) and between the Fuhrman grade and SUVmax was 0.578 (p<0.001). Conclusions: SUVmax appears highly correlated with tumor size and Fuhrman grade in patients with histopathologically confirmed clear cell RC. Multicenter studies are needed to provide larger series for more accurate results.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessF-18 FDG PET/CTFuhrman GradeRenal CarcinomaSUVmaxTumor SizeArticle15187821782410.7314/APJCP.2014.15.18.7821Q3Q2