title: High (18)F-FDG uptake in sporadic paraganglioma of the retroperitoneum may be related to intra-tumor haemorrhage and macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, PET Center, Kurume University, School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. hayato@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hayato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaida
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: Akahiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiromatsu
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kage
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18