Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 105-107 , January 2006

Recurrence of Lymphoma Presenting as Asymmetrically Increased Testicular Activity on FDG-PET/CT

  • Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 20842, New Haven, CT 06520-8042.
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  • Dennis L. Cooper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
    • ,
  • David W. Cheng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2005.08.005

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 105-107 , January 2006

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