¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT detects Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Masquerading as Primary Breast Malignancy
10.1007/s13139-018-0553-6
- Author:
Ashwin Singh PARIHAR
1
;
Bhagwant Rai MITTAL
;
Shelvin Kumar VADI
;
Rajender KUMAR
;
Kaniyappan NAMBIYAR
;
Bishan RADOTRA
;
Lileswar KAMAN
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. brmittal@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast metastases;
Thyroid metastases;
Renal cell carcinoma;
Atypical metastasis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breast;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Female;
Humans;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Mastectomy;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018;52(6):475-478
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT with suspicion of a primary breast malignancy. However, PET/CT detected an occult renal cell carcinoma with metastases to the thyroid, breast, lungs and lymph nodes. Thyroid and breast metastases are atypical metastatic sites of renal cell carcinoma. Breast metastases from extra mammary tissue are extremely rare, more so from renal cell carcinoma. Histopathologic confirmation of the breast lesions is imperative to avoid unnecessary mastectomy and imaging can help in raising the suspicion of metastatic involvement versus primary breast malignancy.
