Primary malignant fibrous Histiocytoma in Mediastinum: Imaging with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 304-307

  Choi, Bong Hoi ^a   Yoon, Seok Ho ^b   Lee, Sungsoo ^b   Jo, Kyung Sook ^b   Song, Hee Sung ^b   An, Young Sil ^b   Yoon, Joon Kee ^b   Lee, Su Jin ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma; Mediastinum; PET CT

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEATH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NECK TUMOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; STERNOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 84875415637     PISSN: 18693474     EISSN: 18693482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13139-012-0157-5     Document Type: Article

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