The role of initial 18F-FDG PET/CT in the management of patients with suspected extramedullary plasmocytoma

Abstract Background Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a plasma cell malignancy that originates in soft tissues without evidence of systemic spread, and its management differs from other plasma cell neoplasms. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the role of initial 18F-FDG PET/CT in t...

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Main Authors: Linqi Zhang, Xu Zhang, Qiao He, Rusen Zhang, Wei Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-018-0152-x