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Thyroid Cancer
Recent findings from M.P. Ondik and co-authors highlight research in thyroid cancer
July 13th, 2009
"Positron emission tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)FDG) has been increasingly used in the diagnostic investigation of patients with neoplasms of the head and neck. Positron emission tomography and computed tomography have also proven useful for surveillance of thyroid cancers that no longer concentrate radioiodine," researchers in the United States report. "However, certain benign or inflammatory lesions can also accumulate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose and lead to misdiagnosis. We review and discuss the pitfalls of using positron emission tomography and computed tomography for surveillance of thyroid cancer. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman who was...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2009-07-13)
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