F-18-FDG PET/CT Findings in a Breast Cancer Patient with Concomitant Tuberculous Axillary Lymphadenitis
- Authors
- Lee, Jeong Won; Lee, Sang Mi; Choi, Jae Hyuck
- Issue Date
- Jun-2011
- Publisher
- 대한핵의학회
- Keywords
- Breast cancer; Tuberculosis; F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose; Positron emission tomography
- Citation
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, v.45, no.2, pp 152 - 155
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Volume
- 45
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 152
- End Page
- 155
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/16512
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13139-011-0080-1
- ISSN
- 1869-3474
1869-3482
- Abstract
- Although F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is a sensitive modality for detecting a malignant lesion, increased F-18-FDG uptake is also seen in infected or inflammatory processes. Here, we report the case of a breast cancer patient with concomitant tuberculous axillary lymphadenitis that showed increased F-18-FDG uptake. A 39-year-old woman underwent preoperative F-18-FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) as a part of the work-up for right breast cancer. F-18-FDG PET/CT images showed a malignant lesion in the right breast with moderate F-18-FDG uptake, and multiple enlarged right axillary lymph nodes with intense F-18-FDG uptake. Subsequently, the patient underwent right mastectomy and right axillary lymph node dissection. Histopathological examination confirmed breast cancer and tuberculous lymphadenitis, and the patient was treated concomitantly with anti-tuberculous therapy.
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