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Anterior mediastinal tumors that may be encountered on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scans include malignant lymphoma, benign and malignant germ cell tumors, thymoma, and thymic carcinoma. Of these, lymphomas that involve the mediastinum are the most common.
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Khong, PL. (2015). FDG PET/CT in the Imaging of Mediastinal Masses. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Kubik-Huch, R.A., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Chest and Heart 2015–2018. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5752-4_27
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