PET positive pleural plaques decades after pleurodesis: mesolthelioma?
A 59-year-old patient was evaluated for abnormal chest CT and hypermetabolic pleural foci on FDG-PET scan. The scans were obtained as routine surveillance for resection of an in situ pancreatic tumor. The patient had a remote history of automobile manufacturing and the abnormalities were suggestive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary/2011/2/14/pet-positive-pleural-plaques-decades-after-pleurodesis-mesol.html?SSScrollPosition=104 |