Metastasis detection with 18 FDG-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: A report of 2 cases

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 897-901

  Cortés Charry, Rafael ^a,b   Figueira, Lina M ^a   Nieves, Luis ^a   Colmenter, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

^b Centro Clinico Profesional Caracas   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Gestational trophoblastic neoplasms; Metastasis; Positron emission tomography; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NODULE; METASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGECTOMY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VENEZUELA;

ADULT; CHORIOCARCINOMA, NON-GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33751213603     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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