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Positron emission tomography maybe used in staging of Merkel cell cancer. | Positron emission tomography maybe used in staging of Merkel cell cancer. | ||
==Key | ==Key findings in positron emission tomography scan in Merkel cell cancer== | ||
[[Malignant tumor]] cells show up brighter in the picture because they are more active and take up more [[glucose]] than normal cells do.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | [[Malignant tumor]] cells show up brighter in the picture because they are more active and take up more [[glucose]] than normal cells do.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Positron emission tomography maybe used in staging of Merkel cell cancer.
Key findings in positron emission tomography scan in Merkel cell cancer
Malignant tumor cells show up brighter in the picture because they are more active and take up more glucose than normal cells do.[1]
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp