Negative Impact of F-FDG PET for Restaging in a Case of Recurrent Buccal Cancer
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan
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