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Isolated cerebellar metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma diagnosed by 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT: a rare but not impossible complication

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  1. Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Alessio Imperiale & Izzie-Jacques Namer

  2. ICube, University of Strasbourg/CNRS (UMR 7357) and FMTS, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France

    Alessio Imperiale & Izzie-Jacques Namer

  3. Oncology, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Jean-Pierre Bergerat

  4. Urology, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Christian Saussine

  5. Radiology, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Maher Abu Eid

  6. Neurosurgery, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Pierre Kehrli

  7. Service de Biophysique et de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Universitaire de Hautepierre, 1, Avenue Molière, 67098, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    Alessio Imperiale

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Imperiale, A., Bergerat, JP., Saussine, C. et al. Isolated cerebellar metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma diagnosed by 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT: a rare but not impossible complication. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 41, 397–398 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-013-2577-6

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