A Case of F-18 FDG PET-CT Detection of Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Ovarican Cancer

A Case of F-18 FDG PET-CT Detection of Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Ovarican Cancer

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is derived from the parafollicular or C-cells. As surgical resection is the only curative therapy for MTC, the early diagnosis is important for the patient's survival. F18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET CT) is...

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Main Authors: Joo Wan Seo, Chang Jun Park, Yun Kyung Jeon, Sang Soo Kim, Bo Hyun Kim, In Ju Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kosin University College of Medicine 2012-06-01
Series:Kosin Medical Journal
Subjects:
incidentaloma
medullary thyroid carcinoma
ovarian cancer
positron-emission tomography
Online Access:http://www.kosinmedj.org/upload/pdf/ksmc027-1-08.pdf

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