Male Primary Breast Cancer Found on FDG-PET/CT
We report a case of male primary breast cancer found incidentally on whole body FDG-PET/CT scanning with mammographic and histologic correlation. The relative lack of glandular activity in the male breast potentially increases the sensitivity of FDG-PET/CT for detection of male breast cancer. As in...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical nuclear medicine 2008-09, Vol.33 (9), p.630-632 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We report a case of male primary breast cancer found incidentally on whole body FDG-PET/CT scanning with mammographic and histologic correlation. The relative lack of glandular activity in the male breast potentially increases the sensitivity of FDG-PET/CT for detection of male breast cancer. As in this case, even mild uptake in a male breast lesion should be regarded with suspicion. Although the incidental detection of breast masses on whole body FDG-PET/CT requires great vigilance, the modality provides both anatomic and physiologic data to help characterize primary breast cancer. |
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ISSN: | 0363-9762 1536-0229 |
DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181813528 |