title: The diagnostic yield of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in recurrent testicular seminoma.
abstract: The use of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan imaging is undoubtedly a significant evolution in oncological urology, although at present of limited use in every day urology practice. The aim of this study is to highlight the indication and diagnostic accuracy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in the staging of a patient with metachronous bilateral testicular seminoma, elevated tumor markers, and equivocal conventional imaging findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bantis
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sountoulides
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Metaxa
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pavlidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aggelonidou
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arif
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zisimopoulos
keywords: Bilateral seminoma; chemotherapy; fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan; testis tumors