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Metastatic melanoma extending along the inferior vena cava to its branches and venous plexus: a rare route metastasis characterized by [18F]FDG PET/CT

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  1. Wenlan Zhou and Xiangzhao Li equally contributed to this work.

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  1. NanFang PET Center, NanFang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China

    Wenlan Zhou & Hubing Wu

  2. GDMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Radiopharmaceuticals, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China

    Wenlan Zhou & Hubing Wu

  3. Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China

    Xiangzhao Li

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Zhou, W., Li, X. & Wu, H. Metastatic melanoma extending along the inferior vena cava to its branches and venous plexus: a rare route metastasis characterized by [18F]FDG PET/CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 50, 3149–3150 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-023-06238-9

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