A False Positive 18F-FDG PET/CT Scan Caused by Breast Silicone Injection
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 194-196, 2009.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-60030
ABSTRACT
We present here the case of a 40-year-old woman with a greater than 10 year prior history of bilateral breast silicone injection and saline bag implantation. Bilateral palpable breast nodules were observed, but the ultrasound scan was suboptimal and the magnetic resonance imaging showed no gadolinium-enhanced tumor. The 18F-FDG PET/CT scan showed a hypermetabolic nodule in the left breast with a 30% increase of 18F-FDG uptake on the delayed imaging, and this mimicked breast cancer. She underwent a left partial mastectomy and the pathology demonstrated a siliconoma.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Silicones
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Breast Neoplasms
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body
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Breast Implants
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Diagnosis, Differential
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False Positive Reactions
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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