The value of core needle biopsy in the diagnostic workup of a [18F]FDG-PET positive thyroid metastasis from colorectal cancer

Nuklearmedizin 2024; 63(01): 43-44
DOI: 10.1055/a-2178-6908

Case Report

The value of core needle biopsy in the diagnostic workup of a [¹⁸F]FDG-PET positive thyroid metastasis from colorectal cancer

Philipp Rassek

¹Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, Universitiy Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

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Stefanie Bobe

²Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology, Universitiy Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

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Peter Kies

³Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, Universitiy Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

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Wolfgang Roll

⁴Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, Universitiy Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

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