Prognostic Significance of Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Characteristics of selected studies included in the meta-analysis.
The study included 41 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 8 cases of basaloid carcinoma, 2 cases of adenocarcinoma, 1 case of small cell carcinoma, and 1 case of adenosquamous carcinoma. §The study comprised 65 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 11 cases of basaloid carcinoma, and 1 case of small cell carcinoma. ΨThe study included 44 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 3 cases of adenocarcinoma, and 8 cases of cloacogenic carcinoma. €Mean age. P, prospective; R, retrospective.