Table 2 Diagnostic procedures used for staging, according to primary site (absolute number performed and % positive yield)
Diagnostic Procedure | Head &Necka | Bronchial | GEP | Pheochromocytoma | Unknown Primary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 44 | N = 16 | N = 156 | N = 6 | N = 24 | N = 246 | |
(18) F-FDG PET/CT | 6 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | 3 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 11 (81.8) |
Magnetic Resonance | 12 (81.8) | 4 (100.0) | 52 (69.2) | 3 (100.0) | 14 (78.6) | 85 (75.0) |
Endoscopic Ultrasound | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (81.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (60.0) | 27 (74.1) |
Bronchoscopy | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.0) | 10 (70.0) |
MIBG | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 5 (80.0) | 3 (33.3) | 10 (60.0) |
Enteroclysis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (60.0) |
Computed Tomography | 33 (78.8) | 16 (93.8) | 126 (43.2) | 4 (100.0) | 23 (81.8) | 202 (58.5) |
Abdominal Ultrasound | 5 (0.0) | 3 (33.3) | 65 (50.8) | 4 (100.0) | 13 (92.3) | 90 (55.6) |
Gastroscopy | 4 (0.0) | 3 (0.0) | 105 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (14.3) | 126 (51.6) |
Octreoscan | 16 (68.8) | 11 (54.5) | 107 (44.9) | 2 (50.0) | 20 (65.0) | 156 (50.6) |
Colonoscopy | 2 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | 71 (38.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (0.0) | 90 (30.0) |
Bone Scan | 22 (18.2) | 12 (25.0) | 10 (22.2) | 4 (25.0) | 11 (18.2) | 59 (20.7) |
Endoscopic Capsule | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.0) | 16 (18.8) |
x-Ray | 33 (0.0) | 15 (100.0) | 85 (2.4) | 2 (0.0) | 17 (17.6) | 152 (13.2) |