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18F-FDG PET/CT Presentation in a Patient Diagnosed with Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Uncertain Primary

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Via Bissolati 57, 25100, Brescia, Italy

    Federico Caobelli, Claudio Pizzocaro & Ugo Paolo Guerra

  2. Department of Pathological Anatomy, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy

    Fausto Zorzi

  3. Division of Geriatrics, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy

    Maurizio Migazzi

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Caobelli, F., Pizzocaro, C., Zorzi, F. et al. 18F-FDG PET/CT Presentation in a Patient Diagnosed with Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Uncertain Primary. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 47, 146–147 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-012-0190-4

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