Schwannomas mistaken for metastases of melanoma in PET-CT: A diagnostic challenge with consequences.

Hirsiger, Stefanie; Olariu, Radu (2022). Schwannomas mistaken for metastases of melanoma in PET-CT: A diagnostic challenge with consequences. Clinical case reports, 10(12), e6753. Wiley 10.1002/ccr3.6753

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The incidence of skin cancer and especially cutaneous malignant melanoma is rising, as are indications for staging examinations to detect metastasis. Schwannomas are common benign nerve tumors, which can be mistaken for metastasis even in highly specialized imaging. Risk of nerve lesion is high in inadvertent biopsy.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Plastic and Hand Surgery > Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Plastic and Hand Surgery > Hand Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Plastic and Hand Surgery

UniBE Contributor:

Hirsiger, Stefanie Caroline, Olariu, Radu

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2050-0904

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

09 Jan 2023 08:52

Last Modified:

17 Jan 2023 15:04

Publisher DOI:

10.1002/ccr3.6753

PubMed ID:

36583202

Uncontrolled Keywords:

FDG‐PET cutaneous malignant melanoma metastasis schwannoma

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/176715

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/176715

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