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Positron Emission Tomography in Warthin's Mimicking Malignancy
Author(s) -
Rassekh Christopher H.,
Cost Jamey L.,
Hogg Jeffery P.,
Hurst Mike K.,
Marano Gary D.,
Ducatman Barbara S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22026
Subject(s) - west virginia , otorhinolaryngology , library science , medicine , history , nuclear medicine , archaeology , surgery , computer science
Six patients with Warthin's tumor who met the criteria for the study had adequate PET/CT images. All six of these patients had a history of smoking tobacco. Four of the patients had bilateral tumors. Three of the patients had malignancy, which prompted the PET/CT, and three had other indications for PET/CT which were approved by third party payors. The SUV values for Warthin's varied from 3.4 to 16.1 in these patients, with an average of 7.8 and these SUV values were higher for Warthin's than for the cancers.