Multiple scalp metastases from pulmonary adenocarcinoma seen on fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography

Abstract

Scalp metastasis from a primary visceral malignancy is an uncommon clinical entity. Here, we report a case of scalp metastases from lung cancer seen on fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography-computed tomography.

Keywords

Fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography - lung cancer - scalp neoplasm

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