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Not All That Shines on a PET Scan Is Cancer: A Silicone-Induced Granuloma Masquerading as Malignancy.

Krishna KakkeraPhillip T SobashDeborah JohnsonKrishna Kakkera
Published in: Clinics and practice (2020)
PET/CT scans are frequently used in the initial workup of suspicious lesions but not all that lights up on a PET is cancerous. We wish to discuss a case of silicone-induced granuloma mimicking malignancy and the role of other imaging modalities for further workup.
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  • positron emission tomography
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