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18F-FDG PET/CT as a predictor of hereditary head and neck paragangliomas.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 2014
Blanchet Elise M, Gabriel Sophie, Martucci Victoria, Fakhry Nicolas, Chen Clara C, Deveze Arnaud, Millo Corina, Barlier Anne, Pertuit Morgane, Loundou Anderson, Pacak Karel, Taïeb David
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary head and neck paragangliomas (HNPGLs) account for at least 35% of all HNPGLs, most commonly due to germline mutations in SDHx susceptibility genes. Several studies about sympathetic paragangliomas have shown that (18)F-FDG PET/CT was not only able to detect and localize tum...
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