Metastatic epithelioid sarcoma revealed with 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging

Nuklearmedizin 2016; 55(06): N62-N63
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616509

Case report

Schattauer GmbH

Metastatic epithelioid sarcoma revealed with ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT imaging

Burcu Dirlik Serim

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul University Cardiology Institude
Betul Vatankulu

²Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Metin Halac

²Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Suleyman Dikici

³Department of Radiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Fatih Kantarcı

³Department of Radiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Kerim Sönmezoğlu

²Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

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