Letter to the Editor
Case of pigmented eccrine poroma macroscopically simulated a malignant neoplasm with uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose on positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Koichi Nakagawa,
Corresponding Author
Koichi Nakagawa
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Correspondence: Koichi Nakagawa, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, 1-3-36 Koyodai, Tondabayashi City, Osaka 584-0082, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Aya Okabayashi,
Aya Okabayashi
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Masaru Kishida,
Masaru Kishida
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Rie Kinoshita,
Rie Kinoshita
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yasuhiko Yoshida,
Yasuhiko Yoshida
Department of Dermatology, Kashihara Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hisayoshi Imanishi,
Hisayoshi Imanishi
Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Daisuke Tsuruta,
Daisuke Tsuruta
Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Koichi Nakagawa,
Corresponding Author
Koichi Nakagawa
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Correspondence: Koichi Nakagawa, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, 1-3-36 Koyodai, Tondabayashi City, Osaka 584-0082, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Aya Okabayashi,
Aya Okabayashi
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Masaru Kishida,
Masaru Kishida
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Rie Kinoshita,
Rie Kinoshita
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yasuhiko Yoshida,
Yasuhiko Yoshida
Department of Dermatology, Kashihara Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hisayoshi Imanishi,
Hisayoshi Imanishi
Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Daisuke Tsuruta,
Daisuke Tsuruta
Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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First published: 05 June 2015
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