positron emission tomography/computed tomography scanning before surgery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, or head and neck cancer

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Esophageal Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Lung Cancer

Summary: rationale: diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (pet/ct) scanning before surgery, may help measure the extent of disease. purpose: this clinical trial is studying pet/ct scanning before surgery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, or head and neck cancer.

objectives: * to determine the ability of preoperative fludeoxyglucose f 18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (pet/ct) scanning in assessing tumor angiogenesis in patients with potentially operable non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, or head and neck cancer. * to determine the ability of preoperative fludeoxyglucose f 18 pet/ct scanning in assessing prognosis by means of measuring angiogenesis in these patients. outline: all patients undergo fludeoxyglucose f 18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (pet/ct) scanning for staging, tumor perfusion measurement/angiogenesis, and glucose metabolism. if staging confirms operable disease, then the patient proceeds to surgery as planned. resected tumor tissue samples are examined for tumor angiogenesis in the various cancer types. some patients undergo a half-dose of rubidium rb-82 or 18f-fluoromisonidazole or \[18f\]-ml-10 pet scan or fluorescence angiography. patients with colorectal cancer undergo a ct scan for perfusion of the tumor after the staging pet/ct. patients with breast cancer undergo infrared thermometry as well as a mri scan for staging and to predict angiogenesis. after completion of study therapy, patients are followed up at 1 month and then every 6 months for 5 years.

Eligibility criteria:
disease characteristics: * diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, or head and neck cancer * potentially operable disease * hormone receptor status not specified patient characteristics: * not specified * menopausal status not specified prior concurrent therapy: * not specified

Keywords: stage ia non-small cell lung cancer stage ib non-small cell lung cancer stage iia non-small cell lung cancer stage iib non-small cell lung cancer stage iiia non-small cell lung cancer stage i colon cancer stage iia colon cancer stage iib colon cancer stage iic colon cancer stage iiia colon cancer stage i rectal cancer stage iia rectal cancer stage iib rectal cancer stage iic rectal cancer stage iiia rectal cancer stage ia breast cancer stage ib breast cancer stage ii breast cancer stage iiia breast cancer stage iiib breast cancer stage i esophageal cancer stage ii esophageal cancer stage iii esophageal cancer stage i hypopharyngeal cancer stage ii hypopharyngeal cancer stage iii hypopharyngeal cancer stage i laryngeal cancer stage ii laryngeal cancer stage iii laryngeal cancer stage i lip and oral cavity cancer stage ii lip and oral cavity cancer stage iii lip and oral cavity cancer stage i nasopharyngeal cancer stage ii nasopharyngeal cancer stage iii nasopharyngeal cancer stage i oropharyngeal cancer stage ii oropharyngeal cancer stage iii oropharyngeal cancer stage i paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer stage ii paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer stage iii paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer stage i salivary gland cancer stage ii salivary gland cancer stage iii salivary gland cancer tongue cancer