Positive FAPI PET/CT in a Bilateral Mammary Angiosarcoma Patient With Less Impressive FDG PET/CT Images

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Jul 1;47(7):648-650. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004089. Epub 2022 Feb 10.

Abstract

Bilateral primary angiosarcoma of the breast is an extremely rare disease. We describe a case with bilateral angiosarcoma of the breast well visualized on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT in a 30-year-old woman with a history of right breast-conserving surgery. However, the lesions are less impressive on 18F-FDG PET/CT. No additional findings including lymph node and distant metastases were noted. The patient underwent bilateral mastectomy, and histopathology revealed well-differentiated angiosarcoma that involved bilateral breast parenchyma and the left nipple. Our case illustrates that 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT can be more sensitive in detecting well-differentiated angiosarcoma of the breast.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Hemangiosarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Mastectomy
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Supplementary concepts

  • Angiosarcoma of the breast