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Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 5/2019

01-10-2019 | Images that Teach

Giant primary pericardial synovial sarcoma in an adolescent with cardiac tamponade: Contrast-enhanced CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT findings

Authors: Entao Liu, MD, Zerui Chen, MD, Zhouyang Lian, MD, Chao Liu, MD, Qiu Xie, MD, Siyun Wang, MD, PhD, Shuxia Wang, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 5/2019

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Primary pericardial synovial sarcoma (SS) is an extremely rare and high-grade malignancy that presents a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice.1 We report the case of an adolescent who exhibited primary pericardial SS with cardiac tamponade on contrast-enhanced chest CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT. …
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Title
Giant primary pericardial synovial sarcoma in an adolescent with cardiac tamponade: Contrast-enhanced CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT findings
Authors
Entao Liu, MD
Zerui Chen, MD
Zhouyang Lian, MD
Chao Liu, MD
Qiu Xie, MD
Siyun Wang, MD, PhD
Shuxia Wang, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-018-1396-3

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