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False positive PET scanning caused by inactivated influenza virus vaccination during complete remission from anaplastic T-cell lymphoma

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We are grateful to Dr. Giovanna Vanoli and Dr. Luigi Gianolli at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy for providing PET scans of the patient.

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  1. Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Santa Chiara, Pisa, Italy

    Daniele Focosi, Francesco Caracciolo, Sara Galimberti, Federico Papineschi & Mario Petrini

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Focosi, D., Caracciolo, F., Galimberti, S. et al. False positive PET scanning caused by inactivated influenza virus vaccination during complete remission from anaplastic T-cell lymphoma. Ann Hematol 87, 343–344 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-007-0413-4

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