Nuklearmedizin 2017; 56(03): N22-N23
DOI: 10.3413/Nukmed-0868-16-12
Case report
Schattauer GmbH

Cancer vaccination causes prolonged FDG accumulation in subcutaneous tissue

Kathrin Kahnert
1   Department of Internal Medicine V, Thoracic Oncology Centre Munich, University of Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Centre, Munich, Germany
,
Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero
1   Department of Internal Medicine V, Thoracic Oncology Centre Munich, University of Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Centre, Munich, Germany
,
Amanda Tufman
1   Department of Internal Medicine V, Thoracic Oncology Centre Munich, University of Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Centre, Munich, Germany
,
Astrid Borgmeier
1   Department of Internal Medicine V, Thoracic Oncology Centre Munich, University of Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Centre, Munich, Germany
,
Rudolf M. Huber
2   Department of Internal Medicine V, Thoracic Oncology Centre Munich, member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL – CPC-M), University of Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Centre, Munich, Germany
,
Frank Berger
3   Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Further Information

Publication History

received: 18 December 2016

accepted in revised form: 03 April 2017

Publication Date:
02 January 2018 (online)

 

 
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