Sentences with phrase «out of the primary tumor»

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The tracer was able to successfully identify 3 out of 4 primary tumors, all 14 metastatic lymph nodes and, significantly, was able to identity all 20 of the bone lesions in the patients.

Basing treatment decisions on the metastatic lesions and the cfDNA, rather than the primary tumor, led to medication changes in 32 percent of cases (9 out of 28).

Researchers are rooting out these primary tumors, many of them found in the gastrointestinal tract or the lungs, with combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET / CT), which provides both functional and structural imaging of the body.

A rectal exam is also very important with special attention paid to the genitourinary system to help rule out the presence of primary tumor.