Schwannomas mistaken for metastases of melanoma in PET-CT: A diagnostic challenge with consequences.

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PubMed ID
36583202
Description
The incidence of skin cancer and especially cutaneous malignant melanoma is rising, as are indications for staging examinations to detect metastasis. Schwannomas are common benign nerve tumors, which can be mistaken for metastasis even in highly specialized imaging. Risk of nerve lesion is high in inadvertent biopsy.
Date of Publication
2022-12-27
Publication Type
Article
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Keyword(s)
FDG‐PET cutaneous malignant melanoma metastasis schwannoma
Language(s)
en
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Series
Clinical case reports
Publisher
Wiley
ISSN
2050-0904
Access(Rights)
open.access
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