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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 1/2005

01-01-2005 | Image of the Month

Sestamibi scintigraphy reveals adenocarcinoma of the lung

Authors: J. Malamitsi, S. Papadopoulos, K. Iliadis, M. Pagou, L. Lamprakos, K. Dalianis, R. Efthimiadou, J. Andreou

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 1/2005

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A 63-year-old patient presented with cough and pleural effusion. Pleural cytology was positive for adenocarcinoma of unknown primary, while bronchoscopy was negative and CT scan, inconclusive. Sestamibi scintigraphy showed a thoracic mass with a necrotic centre in the right lower lung suggestive of lung cancer [1]. On biopsy of the mass taken on video-assisted thoracic surgery, a primary lung adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. …
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Title
Sestamibi scintigraphy reveals adenocarcinoma of the lung
Authors
J. Malamitsi
S. Papadopoulos
K. Iliadis
M. Pagou
L. Lamprakos
K. Dalianis
R. Efthimiadou
J. Andreou
Publication date
01-01-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 1/2005
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-004-1572-3

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