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Teaching Cases in Nuclear Oncology: Ovarian Cancer

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A 66-year-old woman presented with lower abdominal discomfort and elevated serum CA125 (260 U/ml). The presence of large right pelvic mass suspicious for ovarian malignancy was diagnosed with pelvic ultrasound.

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Abbreviations

[18F]FDG:

2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-d-glucose

CA125:

Carbohydrate antigen 125 (or cancer antigen 125), a circulating serum tumor-associated marker also known as the glycoprotein mucin-16

CT:

X-ray computed tomography

FIGO:

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

PET:

Positron emission tomography

PET/CT:

Positron emission tomography/Computed tomography

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Division, IRCCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy

    Alice Lorenzoni, Alessandra Alessi & Flavio Crippa

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  1. Alice Lorenzoni
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Correspondence to Alice Lorenzoni .

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  1. Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA

    H. William Strauss

  2. University of Pisa, Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, Pisa, Italy

    Giuliano Mariani

  3. University of Pisa, Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, Pisa, Italy

    Duccio Volterrani

  4. Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA

    Steven M. Larson

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Lorenzoni, A., Alessi, A., Crippa, F. (2017). Teaching Cases in Nuclear Oncology: Ovarian Cancer. In: Strauss, H., Mariani, G., Volterrani, D., Larson, S. (eds) Nuclear Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26236-9_77

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