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01.01.2005 | Image of the Month
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
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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. …