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Staring secondaries, where is the primary

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Medical Sciences

Publisher : Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Source : Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Volume 31, Number 4, p.148-150 (2010)

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Keywords : abdominal radiography, adult, antineoplastic agent, article, aspiration biopsy, cancer chemotherapy, cancer localization, case report, cytopathology, echography, female, fluorodeoxyglucose f 18, follow up, human, liver adenoma, liver biopsy, liver hemangioma, liver metastasis, lymph node metastasis, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, portal vein, positron emission tomography, preemployment medical examination, priority journal, rhabdomyosarcoma, screening test, staff nurse, uterus cancer, whole body scintiscanning

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Department : Nuclear Medicine

Year : 2010

Abstract : An asymptomatic issueless young staff nurse underwent pre-employment health screening and USG abdomen showed multiple hypodense lesions in liver. Further screening with whole body positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan showed significantly FDG avid mass involving most of the right lobe of liver with multiple large FDG avid lymph nodal metastases. Unsuspected focal abnormal, FDG avid, hyperdense mural nodule was seen in uterus, which is the site of primary.

Cite this Research Publication : P. S. Sundaram, Padma, S., Rai, J. K., and Harish, V., “Staring secondaries, where is the primary”, Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, vol. 31, pp. 148-150, 2010.

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