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Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 1/2005

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Sestamibi scintigraphy reveals adenocarcinoma of the lung

verfasst von: J. Malamitsi, S. Papadopoulos, K. Iliadis, M. Pagou, L. Lamprakos, K. Dalianis, R. Efthimiadou, J. Andreou

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 1/2005

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Excerpt

A 63-year-old patient presented with cough and pleural effusion. Pleural cytology was positive for adenocarcinoma of unknown primary, while bronchoscopy was negative and CT scan, inconclusive. Sestamibi scintigraphy showed a thoracic mass with a necrotic centre in the right lower lung suggestive of lung cancer [1]. On biopsy of the mass taken on video-assisted thoracic surgery, a primary lung adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Sestamibi scintigraphy reveals adenocarcinoma of the lung
verfasst von
J. Malamitsi
S. Papadopoulos
K. Iliadis
M. Pagou
L. Lamprakos
K. Dalianis
R. Efthimiadou
J. Andreou
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2005
Erschienen in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 1/2005
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Elektronische ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-004-1572-3

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