Germinoma other imaging findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Overview

Other diagnostic studies for germinoma include PET scan.^[1]

Other Imaging Findings

Studies have reported that 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET(FDG-PET) was able to detect the presence of germinomas while 11C-methionine PET (MET-PET) can help define tumor contour to plan for biopsy or surgery.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Okochi Y, Nihashi T, Fujii M, Kato K, Okada Y, Ando Y; et al. (2014). “Clinical use of (11)C-methionine and (18)F-FDG-PET for germinoma in central nervous system”. Ann Nucl Med. 28 (2): 94–102. doi:10.1007/s12149-013-0787-4. PMC 3926980. PMID 24272066.

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[pmid24272066-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Okochi Y, Nihashi T, Fujii M, Kato K, Okada Y, Ando Y; et al. (2014). “Clinical use of (11)C-methionine and (18)F-FDG-PET for germinoma in central nervous system”. Ann Nucl Med. 28 (2): 94–102. doi:10.1007/s12149-013-0787-4. PMC 3926980. PMID 24272066.

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