Contribution of FDG PET/CT to Patient Management in Thorax and Mediastinum Masses in Patients with Known Extra-Thorax Malignancy

Abstract

In patients with known extrathoracic malignancy, the differential diagnosis of thorax and mediastinal masses or pleural fluid detected on FDG PET-CT examinations as primary tumor metastasis or secondary malignancy is of clinical importance. In this study, the contribution of FDG PET-CT examination in differential diagnosis was investigated.

Keywords

• thorax
• mediastinum
• mass
• FDG
• PET/CT

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