F-18 FDG Uptake in cutaneous metastases from breast cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Borkar, S.; Pandit-Taskar, N. |
| Article Title: | F-18 FDG Uptake in cutaneous metastases from breast cancer |
| Abstract: | Cutaneous metastases from internal malignancies are rare with a reported incidence between 0.7% and 10%. Among all malignancies the highest incidence of cutaneous metastasis is seen in breast cancer. We report the detection of distant dermal metastases from breast cancer on F-18 FDG PET imaging. A 73-year-old woman with metastatic left breast cancer was referred for F-18 FDG PET/CT scan, which showed multiple FDG avid lesions along cutaneous and subcutaneous nodules in the posterior neck, bilateral proximal arms, anterior chest wall, and trunk. A punch biopsy of a right lower chest wall lesion revealed invasive ductal carcinoma involving the deep dermis. © 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
| Keywords: | aged; case report; positron emission tomography; methodology; cancer diagnosis; radiopharmaceuticals; metastasis; computer assisted tomography; breast cancer; skin neoplasms; diagnostic imaging; breast neoplasms; biopsy; punch biopsy; distant metastasis; cancer invasion; skin tumor; breast tumor; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; positron-emission tomography; neoplasm metastasis; radiopharmaceutical agent; scintiscanning; invasive carcinoma; neoplasm invasiveness; skin metastasis; subcutaneous nodule |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2008-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 488 |
| End Page: | 489 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318177934e |
| PUBMED: | 18580238 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 2" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: CNMED" - "Source: Scopus" |
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