Positron emission tomography staging of pleural deposits following Monaldi's procedure: an accurate reflection or a false staging?
Positron emission tomography (PET) has become widely available in staging non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and despite its high accuracy, false positive staging remains a problem. We report a rare case where such false positive staging caused a dilemma in optimal management.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. trinityq8@hotmail.com
Nael
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Al-Sarraf
Kishore
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Doddakula
Trudy
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Wedde
Vincent
V
Young
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