Comparison of Cell Proliferation, Protein, and Glucose Metabolism in Musculoskeletal Tumors in a PET Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics and results of PET studies.

Patient no.	Age	Sex	Histological diagnosis	Grade	Location	Lesion size (mm)	Choline		FAMT		FDG
							Visual	SUV	Visual	SUV	Visual	SUV
Benign
1	44	F	Xanthofibroma	—	Tibia	40 × 40 × 40	++	4.90	++	1.10	++	3.30
2	51	F	Enchondroma	—	Scapular	27 × 30 × 60	+	0.75	+	0.72	+	0.70
3	50	M	No definite residual tumor cells	—	Knee	50 × 50 × 50	++	0.98	++	1.24	++	1.74
4	58	M	Schwannoma	—	Thigh	35 × 35 × 35	++	1.80	+	0.71	++	1.70
5	59	F	Bursitis with synovitis	—	Knee	20 × 20 × 20	++	1.13	—	—	+	0.60
6	15	F	Eosinophilic granuloma	—	Eosinophilic	30 × 30 × 55	++	2.20	++	0.90	++	2.69
7	57	M	Fibroma	—	Scapula	30 × 30 × 50	+	0.62	++	1.70	++	1.53
8	62	F	Schwannoma	—	Carpal	5 × 9 × 10	++	1.50	++	0.91	++	1.80
9	60	M	Neurofibroma	—	Femur	50 × 60 × 150	++	5.10	++	1.40	++	3.49
10	53	M	Giant cell tumor	—	Knee	35 × 35 × 35	++	4.20	+	0.65	++	4.36
11	53	M	Degeneration of skeletal muscle	—	Lower leg	27 × 30 × 60	++	0.90	+	0.74	+	0.60
12	26	F	Giant cell tumor	—	Femur	28 × 31 × 42	++	8.00	++	1.10	++	8.39
13	15	F	Desmoid tumor	—	Lower leg	40 × 60 × 70	++	3.30	+	0.76	++	2.20
14	27	F	Giant cell tumor	—	Knee	30 × 30 × 40	++	1.12	+	0.71	++	3.23
15	48	M	Desmoid tumor	—	Carpal	30 × 40 × 60	++	3.10	++	1.00	++	2.77
16	61	M	Desmoid tumor	—	Back	40 × 40 × 70	++	2.30	++	1.17	++	2.14
17	55	M	Lymphangioma	—	Knee	30 × 40 × 50	++	1.69	++	0.92	++	1.37
18	51	M	Lymphangioma	—	Axilla	30 × 40 × 50	++	1.70	++	1.26	++	2.10
19	31	M	Schwannoma	—	Lower leg	10 × 20 × 30	++	0.88	+	0.56	++	0.81
20	47	M	Desmoid tumor	—	Thigh	65 × 46 × 68	++	2.46	++	1.64	++	3.27
21	58	M	Aseptic necrosis	—	Talus	30 × 30 × 30	++	2.40	++	1.20	++	1.74
22	20	M	Pigmented villonodular synovitis	—	Poples	30 × 30 × 50	++	2.69	++	0.86	++	2.60
23	53	F	Degenerative joint disease	—	Femur	40 × 70 × 110	++	2.24	+	0.58	++	2.40
Malignant
24	47	M	Liposarcoma	1	Thigh	70 × 70 × 120	++	0.82	—	—	+	0.61
25	43	F	Osteosarcoma	2	Tibia	20 × 24 × 55	++	9.30	++	2.00	++	6.00
26	53	F	Malignant lymphoma	3	Clavicle	27 × 28 × 30	++	4.50	++	0.91	++	4.90
27	17	M	Ewing’s sarcoma	3	Femur	54 × 50 × 150	++	2.60	+	0.58	++	0.89
28	54	F	Metastatic carcinoma	3	Carpal	50 × 50 × 60	++	9.00	++	1.06	++	3.19
29	83	F	Malignant lymphoma	3	Femur	50 × 80 × 196	++	7.30	++	7.00	++	14.49
30	12	M	Osteosarcoma	3	Femur	50 × 50 × 60	++	6.40	++	2.62	++	3.15
31	14	F	Osteosarcoma	3	Femur	60 × 70 × 160	++	4.12	++	1.27	++	13.66
32	11	M	Osteosarcoma	3	Femur	60 × 70 × 170	++	3.68	++	2.12	++	4.90
33	12	M	Osteosarcoma	3	Femur	50 × 100 × 140	++	3.03	++	1.38	++	5.37
34	64	M	Myeloma	3	Sacrum	40 × 51 × 60	++	3.60	++	1.80	++	2.55
35	84	M	Liposarcoma	3	Femur	230 × 280 × 360	++	3.20	—	0.30	++	6.00
36	44	M	Metastatic carcinoma	3	Femur	11 × 22 × 40	++	5.10	++	1.90	++	1.90