Role of FDG-PET scan in staging of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

Role of FDG-PET scan in staging of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

In this report we describe a case of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) in a young woman. The neoplasm manifested with dry cough, chest pain, finger clubbing, and multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules on chest x-ray and computed tomographic (CT) scan. She underwent thoracoscopy, and the...

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Main Authors: Calabrese Cecilia, Gilli Marina, De Rosa Nicolina, Di Crescenzo Vincenzo, Zeppa Pio, Vitale Carolina, Vatrella Alessandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-01-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
ct-scan
fdg-pet
pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
lung cancer staging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0025

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https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0025

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