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ArticleEuropean journal of radiology open2018

Foreign-body granuloma mimicking post-chemotherapy residual seminoma: A case of true-negative findings using diffusion-weighted whole-body magnetic resonance imaging with background suppression.

Hideki Takeshita, Satoru Kawakami, Taro Takahara, Kojiro Tachibana, Shunsuke Hiranuma, Hironori Sugiyama, Makoto Kagawa, Akihiro Yano, Yohei Okada, Makoto Morozumi

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Article in European journal of radiology open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hideki TakeshitaDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Satoru KawakamiDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Taro TakaharaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tokai University School of Engineering, 4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan.
Kojiro TachibanaDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Shunsuke HiranumaDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Hironori SugiyamaDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Makoto KagawaDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Akihiro YanoDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Yohei OkadaDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Makoto MorozumiDepartment of Urology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital · JPSaitama Medical University · JPTokai University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffusion-weighted whole-body magnetic resonance imaging with background suppression (DWIBS) is increasingly used in cancer imaging. However, little is known about its usefulness in the management of metastatic seminoma, in which evaluation of the viability of postchemotherapy residual nodules is pivotal. To date, 2-18fluoro-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been recommended for post-chemotherapeutic assessment. We describe a case of metastatic seminoma in a 27-year-old man in which the viability of post-chemotherapy residual nodules tested false-positive on FDG-PET, but true-negative on DWIBS. DWIBS may be a good alternative technique to evaluate post-chemotherapy seminoma, although further studies are required to determine its usefulness.

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ChemotherapyDiffusion magnetic resonance imagingPositron-emission tomographySeminomaWhole-body imaging

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PMID29719857
PMCPMC5926249
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