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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 45(6): 310-311
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013755
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Unusually High Uptake of Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose on Pet Scanning of a Benign Paravertebral Mass

M. Doss
  • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, UK
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1997

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Positron emisson tomography (PET) is a noninvasive and highly accurate method for identifying malignant tumors. In our practice we have chosen a Standard Uptake Value (SUV) of 3.5 to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions. We describe a patient with a paravertebral mass which on PET scanning showed a SUV of 7, thereby clearly being identified as a malignant tumor. Subsequent open biopsy of the lesion, however, revealed benign connective tissue.

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PET scan - Standard uptake value - False positive result