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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2007; 17(03): 166-168
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.34722
Head & Neck Radiology

Case report: Right vocal cord paralysis detected by PET/CT in a case of esophageal cancer

NC Purandare
Bio-Imaging Unit, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashatra, India
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V Rangarajan
Bio-Imaging Unit, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashatra, India
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Sneha Shah
Bio-Imaging Unit, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashatra, India
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Keywords

Esophageal cancer - FDG PET-CT - hypermetabolism - recurrent laryngeal nerve - vocal cord


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31 July 2021

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