Monitoring of plexiform neurofibroma in children and adolescents with neurofibromatosis type 1 by [18 F]FDG-PET imaging. Is it of value in asymptomatic patients?

Amedeo A AziziIrene SlavcBenjamin Emile TheisenIvo RauschMichael WeberWolfgang HappakOskar AszmannAzadeh HojrehAndreas PeyrlGabriele AmannThomas M BenkoeWolfgang WadsakGregor KasprianAnton StaudenherzMarcus HackerTatjana Traub-Weidinger

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2017)

Malignant transformation of PN also occurs in asymptomatic children and adolescents. Detection of MPNST at early stages could increase the possibility of oncologically curative resections.

Keyphrases

pet imaging
end stage renal disease
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newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
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computed tomography
rectal cancer
patient reported outcomes
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