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Visualization of malignant infiltration of the thoracic duct on 68Ga PSMA-11 PET/CT in a prostate cancer patient with biochemical recurrence

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Christian Uprimny, Alexander Stephan Kroiss, Bernhard Nilica, Gianpaolo di Santo & Irene Johanna Virgolini

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Uprimny, C., Kroiss, A.S., Nilica, B. et al. Visualization of malignant infiltration of the thoracic duct on 68Ga PSMA-11 PET/CT in a prostate cancer patient with biochemical recurrence. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 47, 2042–2043 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04637-5

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