Diffuse splenic metastases from seminoma visualized on FDG PET

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 525-527

  Lenzo, Nat P ^a   Moschilla, Girolamo ^b   Patrikeos, Andrew ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; METASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SEMINOMA; SPLEEN CANCER; TESTIS TUMOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 3242796571     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.2.1830525     Document Type: Article

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