Two foci of FDG-avid secondary tumoral calcinosis incidentally noted in a patient with small-cell lung carcinoma after PET/CT

Autor: Dennis M. Duryea, DO, Eric R. Walker, MD, Pamela L. Brian, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Radiology Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 4 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v9i4.998
Popis: This case report describes intense F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake within two foci of secondary tumoral calcinosis, incidentally noted during the workup of small-cell lung cancer. The patient had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and secondary hyperparathyroidism as a result of IgA nephropathy.
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