Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 410-411, September 2006

11C-Acetate positron emission tomography for occult prostate cancer

  • Michael Froehner, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49-351-4582447; fax: +49-351-4584333.
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  • Bettina Beuthien-Baumann, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center Rossendorf, University Hospital, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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  • Manfred P. Wirth, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Received 8 August 2005; received in revised form 4 October 2005; accepted 5 October 2005.

Abstract 

We report, to our knowledge previously not described, a case of occult prostate cancer, in which 11C-acetate positron emission tomography disclosed tumor manifestation after failure of conventional diagnostic procedures.

Keywords:  Prostate cancer , Occult , Positron emission tomography , Bone scan , Metastases

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PII: S1078-1439(05)00259-0

doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.10.003

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 410-411, September 2006

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