Exclusion of lung metastases in placental site trophoblastic tumor using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: A case report

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 239-242

  Shaw, Sheng Wen ^a   Wang, Chia Woei ^a   Ma, Shih Ya ^a   Ng, Koon Kwan ^a   Chang, Ting Chang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Placental site trophoblastic tumor; Positron emission tomography; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LUNG INJURY; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PLACENTA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR, PLACENTAL SITE;

EID: 25444522918     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.06.037     Document Type: Article

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