Not All That Shines on a PET Scan Is Cancer: A Silicone-Induced Granuloma Masquerading as Malignancy

Autor: Krishna Vedala, Philip T. Sobash, Deborah Johnson, Krishna Kakkera
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Clinics and Practice, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 8-12 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2039-7283
DOI: 10.3390/clinpract11010003
Popis: PET/CT scans are frequently used in the initial workup of suspicious lesions but not all that lights up on a PET is cancerous. We wish to discuss a case of silicone-induced granuloma mimicking malignancy and the role of other imaging modalities for further workup.
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