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Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum Mimicking Bone Metastasis in a Patient with a History of Breast Cancer Evaluated by F-18-FDG PET/CT

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Giorgio, Treglia, Luca Giovanella, Barbara Muoio and Carmelo Caldarella declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Center, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, via ospedale, 12, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Giorgio Treglia & Luca Giovanella

  2. School of Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

    Barbara Muoio

  3. Nuclear Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

    Carmelo Caldarella

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Treglia, G., Giovanella, L., Muoio, B. et al. Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum Mimicking Bone Metastasis in a Patient with a History of Breast Cancer Evaluated by F-18-FDG PET/CT. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 48, 169–170 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-013-0257-x

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