Hepatic metastases based on staging method and AJCC T-category
| T-category | Hepatic metastases only | Hepatic metastases and involvement of other sites | ||
| Not staged by PET/CT N=23 | Staged by PET/CT N=23 | Not staged by PET/CT N=7 | Staged by PET/CT N=10 | |
| T1 | 3 (12%) | 4 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| T2 | 5 (22%) | 4 (17%) | 6 (86%) | 3 (30%) |
| T3 | 5 (22%) | 10 (44%) | 1 (14%) | 5 (50%) |
| T4 | 10 (44%) | 5 (22%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) |
.AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer, 8th edition; PET, positron emission tomography; PET/CT, combination PET with synchronous CT analysis.