Use of 2-tracer PET to diagnose gastrointestinal stromal tumour and pheochromocytoma in patients with Carney triad and neurofibromatosis type 1

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 626-630

  Bümming, Per ^a   Nilsson, Bengt ^a   Sörensen, Jens ^b   Nilsson, Ola ^a   Ahlman, Håkan ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carney triad; GIST; Neurofibromatosis type 1; PET

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROXYEPHEDRINE C 11; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CARNEY COMPLEX; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; ONCOGENE C KIT; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PARAGANGLIOMA, EXTRA-ADRENAL; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 33646470160     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520500434838     Document Type: Article

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