Kikuchi disease mimicking malignant lymphoma on FDG PET/CT

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 711-712

  Kim, Chung Ho ^a,b   Hyun O, Joo ^a   Yoo, Ie Ryung ^a   Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Sohn, Hyung Sun ^a,c   Chung, Soo Kyo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

False positive; FDG PET CT; Kikuchi's disease; Lymphadenopathy

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIKUCHI DISEASE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NECK TUMOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID THERAPY;

CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOMA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548067090     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181250346     Document Type: Article

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