Case of Carcinoma Breast with Unusually Large Tumor Thrombus in Superior Vena Cava Detected on (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Scan

A 60-year-old female with triple negative breast cancer, postsurgery, neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, on follow-up had facial puffiness and giddiness. (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) done for suspected recurrence evaluation reve...

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Autores principales: Sasikumar, Arun, Baby, Anto, Jose, Mathews, Paul, Retcy Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142367
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_88_17
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Sumario:A 60-year-old female with triple negative breast cancer, postsurgery, neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, on follow-up had facial puffiness and giddiness. (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) done for suspected recurrence evaluation revealed a large tumor thrombus (TT) in superior vena cava (SVC) with radiological evidence of SVC obstruction. (18)F-FDG PET/CT also showed evidence of FDG avid brain metastases, lymph nodal metastases, and metastatic soft tissue deposits. This case of unusually large TT in SVC detected on (18)F-FDG PET/CT highlights the ability of (18)F-FDG PET/CT to identify TT and clearly demonstrate the pattern of disease in suspected recurrence in triple negative breast cancer patients.

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