Bilateral adrenal gland metastasis from malignant fibrous histiocytoma: Value of [F-18]FDG PET-CT for diagnosis of occult metastases

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 695-698

  Kobayashi, Eisuke ^a   Kawai, Akira ^a   Seki, Kunihiko ^a   Tateishi, Ukihide ^a   Beppu, Yasuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

F 18 FDG PET CT; Adrenal gland; Malignant fibrous histiocytoma; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADRENAL METASTASIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG METASTASIS; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE BODY PET;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HISTIOCYTOMA, MALIGNANT FIBROUS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846507993     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02984682     Document Type: Article

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