Incidental 67Ga Uptake into an Appendiceal Mucocele in a Patient with Sigmoid Colon Cancer

Overview

Journal Ann Nucl Med

Date 1996 May 1

PMID 8800458

Citations 2

Authors

H Ohta

T Komibuchi

S Oe

T Hanafusa

M Ukikusa

H Awane

M Shintaku

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Abstract

We report a case of sigmoid colon cancer in which visualization of an appendiceal mucocele was unexpectedly found during 67Ga scintigraphy, and discuss a proposed mechanism of uptake.

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