False-positive positron emission tomography in patients with history of malignancy

J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jul 1;29(19):e582-5. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.34.9761. Epub 2011 Apr 18.

Authors

Dieter M Lindskog¹, Kiavash Nikkhou, Paul Talusan

Affiliation

¹ Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

PMID: 21502554
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.34.9761

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Biopsy
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma, Lobular / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging*
False Positive Reactions
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacology*
Granular Cell Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Medical Oncology / methods
Melanoma / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Recurrence
Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18