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Thymoma
Studies in the area of thymoma reported from H. Sakurai and co-researchers
May 12th, 2009
According to a study from Mita, Japan, "Thymomas arising outside the anterior mediastinum are very rare. Their occurrence is likely to be related to ectopic thymus tissue." "We report a case of thymoma in the middle mediastinum, right paratracheal region. There have been few reports of middle mediastinal thymoma. In the present case, C-11-acetate positron emission tomography (PET) was useful for a preoperative suggestive diagnosis," wrote H. Sakurai and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Recently, C-11-acetate has been reported to be a more sensitive PET tracer than F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose and may be a promising tracer for complementing the...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2009-05-12)
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