Pleural FDG Uptake More Than a Decade after Talc Pleurodesis

Talc pleurodesis induces a strong local inflammatory reaction which can be detected by PET scan for years after the procedure. When patients undergo PET scanning in the workup of a suspected malignancy later in life, pleural FDG uptake may unnecessarily lead to an additional invasive diagnostic work...

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Autores principales: Peek, Hilke, van der Bruggen, Wouter, Limonard, Gijs
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19724640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/650864

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19724640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/650864

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