Suture Granuloma Showing False-Positive Findings on FDG-PET

We report a case of a 33-year-old male with a mixed germ-cell testicular tumor. Postoperative follow-up FDG-PET revealed concentration of FDG in the left inguinal area which is not tumor metastasis or local recurrence but suture reactivity granuloma. In this paper, we reviewed suture granulomas asso...

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Main Authors: Kohei Takahara, Hiroaki Kakinoki, Saya Ikoma, Kazuma Udo, Shohei Tobu, Yuji Satoh, Yuji Tokuda, Mitsuru Noguchi, Shigehisa Aoki, Jiro Uozumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/472642