Value of [68Ga]Ga-somatostatin receptor PET/CT in the grading of pulmonary neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumours and the detection of disseminated disease: single-centre pathology-based analysis and review of the literature

EJNMMI Research

Table 1 Patient and tumour characteristics

Variable	Count (N)/Value	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male Female	31 55	36.0 64.0
Age (y)
Mean Median	54.x 60.x	- -
Tracer
[⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTATOC [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTATATE	26 60	30.2 69.8
[¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT
Yes No	46 40	53.5 46.5
Tumour type (resection/biopsy)
TC AC LCNEC Carcinoid NOS	62 19 3 2	72.1 22.1 3.5 2.3
Tumour location
Trachea/main bronchi Right upper lobe Right middle lobe Right lower lobe Left upper lobe Left lower lobe Other	7 11 12 25 11 11 9	8.2 12.8 14.0 29.1 12.8 12.8 10.5
Resection primary tumour
Yes, after scan Yes, before the scan No	51 16 19	59.3 18.6 22.1
N stage
pN0 pN1 pN2 pN3 Nx	47 4 9 3 23	54.7 4.7 10.5 3.5 26.7