FDG-PET positive granuloma of the liver mimicking local recurrence after hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastasis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 57, Issue 97, 2010, Pages 138-139

  Donadon, Matteo ^a   Bona, Stefano ^a   Montorsi, Marco ^a   Torzilli, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal liver metastasis; FDG PET; Hepatic recurrence; Intraoperative trasound; Pseudotumor

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; OXALIPLATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON BIOPSY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LIVER GRANULOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 77951987244     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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