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A Papillary Thyroid Tumor Detected by 18F-FDG-PET/CT in a Pediatric Patient with Cowden Syndrome

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A.Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Giorgio Treglia, Carmelo Caldarella & Paola Castaldi

  2. School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

    Barbara Muoio

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

    Francesco Bertagna

  4. Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Center, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Luca Giovanella

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Treglia, G., Caldarella, C., Castaldi, P. et al. A Papillary Thyroid Tumor Detected by 18F-FDG-PET/CT in a Pediatric Patient with Cowden Syndrome. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 47, 143–145 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-012-0188-y

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