PET - BREAST CANCER

71-year-old female with suspected breast abnormality.Histology from breast biopsy indicated fibroadenoma. Patient referred to PET to examine possible brain lesion seen on MR, but not clearly identified as an area of ischemia.FDG brain scan found low glucose uptake in brain lesion. However, whole-body PET scan (same FDG injection) found a focus of uptake in left breast along with numerous lung lesions.Second breast biopsy after PET found infiltrating columnar cell carcinoma. Final diagnosis was breast cancer with lung metastases, along with brain ischemia.

 

Courtesy of Franca Chierichetti, M.D. and Giorgio Ferlin, M.D. · Ospedale di Castelfranco Veneto - TV - Italy. And CTI, Inc. SIEMENS - CTI