Case Author(s): Gabriel De Simon, M.D. and Barry A. Siegel, M.D. , 02/01/01 . Rating: #D3, #Q4

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Brief history:

Severe emphysema with several episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax, treated by pleurodesis. The patient also has a cecal mass suspicious for malignancy, on an abdominal CT scan.

Images:

Coronal PET images from the skull base to proximal thighs.

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