Pancreatic metastasis detected by F-18 FDG PET/CT in a patient with breast cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Jun;36(6):479-80. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31820adf47.

Abstract

Pancreatic involvement by metastasis from other primaries is rare and accounts for approximately 2% to 4% of pancreatic tumors. In this article, we describe FDG-avid pancreatic involvement in a patient with diagnosis of breast cancer. We conclude that FDG PET can be a convenient noninvasive method of early detection of recurrence and in monitoring metastatic disease during follow-up in such patients. A positive FDG PET warrants histopathologic correlation for appropriate treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18