Incidental detection of colorectal lesions on 18F-FDG-PET/CT is associated with high proportion of malignancy: A study in 549 patients
Conclusions Incidental colorectal FDG uptake was infrequently observed, but when present, it was associated with a high rate of malignant or premalignant lesions. Our results indicate that patients with incidental colorectal FDG uptake should be referred to diagnostic work-up including colonoscopy. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text
Source: Endoscopy International Open - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Kousgaard, Sabrina Just Gade, Michael Petersen, Lars Jelstrup Thorlacius-Ussing, Ole Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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