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Intense PSMA-expression using 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in a paravertebral schwannoma mimicking prostate cancer metastasis

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  1. Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675, Munich, Germany

    Christoph Rischpler, Markus Schwaiger & Matthias Eiber

  2. Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

    Tobias Maurer

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Rischpler, C., Maurer, T., Schwaiger, M. et al. Intense PSMA-expression using 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in a paravertebral schwannoma mimicking prostate cancer metastasis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 43, 193–194 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-015-3235-y

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