[18F]-FDG PET/CT of the Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma in a Breast Cancer Patient: A Case Report
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چکیده
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a useful functional image technique to evaluate the disease extent in many cancers, as well differentiate benign from malignant metastasis. We report case of 49-year-old woman with breast cancer and suspected lung metastasis by conventional images. After FDG-PET/CT demonstrating faint, or even no FDG uptake bilateral pulmonary nodules, accompanied obvious uterine fibroids, metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) was included differential diagnosis finally confirmed surgical pathology. PET/CT showed its value BML patient who misleading during outpatient follow-up.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Surgeries
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2689-8373']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries2030023