| Literature DB >> 28250864 |
Sohyun Park1,2, Tae Sung Kim1, Seok-Ki Kim1.
Abstract
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a widely used imaging modality in the initial diagnosis of cancer, treatment response evaluation and detection of recurrence. Herein, we present the case of a 39-year-old female who presented right ptosis on the follow-up of breast cancer after surgery. Clinicians suspected Horner's syndrome, and the patient underwent FDG PET/CT for the evaluation of recurrence that could cause Horner's syndrome. FDG PET/CT demonstrated a focal hypermetabolic lesion in the right cervicothoracic junction area, corresponding to the preganglionic cervical sympathetic trunk. A subsequent needle biopsy was done, and the lesion was confirmed as metastatic ductal carcinoma. In this case, we could detect the exact location of the recurring lesion that caused Horner's syndrome using FDG PET/CT.Entities:
Keywords: Breast cancer; FDG PET/CT; Horner’s syndrome; Recurrence
Year: 2016 PMID: 28250864 PMCID: PMC5313462 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-016-0437-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucl Med Mol Imaging ISSN: 1869-3474