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Table 3 Site of incidental findings, results of investigation of patients who underwent PET/CT with focal uptake of the radiotracer during the follow-up after resection of pancreatic tumors

From: PET/CT incidental detection of second tumor in patients investigated for pancreatic neoplasms

Site

Total Number of Patients

Investigated

N°

Pathology

Lung

2

2

Cancer

Larynx

1

1

Cancer

Colon

7

7

5 Cancer + 2 FPa

Rectum

1

1

HGD polyp

  1. FP false positive, HGD high grade dysplasia
  2. a two patients with colonic focal uptake were investigated with colonoscopy and CT scan, which resulted negative for pathology in both cases
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BMC Cancer

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