Supra-clavicular lymph node metastatic spread in patients with ovarian cancer disclosed at 18F-FDG-PET/CT: An unusual finding

Cancer Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-23

  Fanti, S ^a   Nanni, C ^a   Castellucci, P ^a   Farsad, M ^a   Rampin, L ^b   Gross, M D ^c   Mariani, G ^d   Rubello, D ^a  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b ULSS 18   (Italy)

^c Ann Arbor Health System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

18F FDG PET CT; Disease recurrence; Ovarian cancer; Supra clavicular lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646196031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14707330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2006.0005     Document Type: Article

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