FRI0203 A SINGLE-CENTER INVESTIGATION ON THE PREVALENCE OF MALIGNANCIES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA AND GIANT CELL ARTERITIS BY WAY OF 18F-FDG PET/CT: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Volume: 79, Issue: Suppl 1, Pages: 685.1 - 685
Published: Jun 1, 2020
Abstract
Background: Several chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with a higher risk of cancer.[1] Whether, this is the case in Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is still a matter of debate. Objectives: To identify the prevalence of newly diagnosed cancers in patients with PMR and GCA by means of 18F-FDG PET/CT. Moreover, to compare the characteristics of the patients with and without cancer. Methods: Eighty consecutive...
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Title
FRI0203 A SINGLE-CENTER INVESTIGATION ON THE PREVALENCE OF MALIGNANCIES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA AND GIANT CELL ARTERITIS BY WAY OF 18F-FDG PET/CT: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
Published Date
Jun 1, 2020
Volume
79
Issue
Suppl 1
Pages
685.1 - 685
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