Stewart-Treves Syndrome in a Patient with Breast Cancer on FDG-PET/CT Imaging
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چکیده
Angiosarcoma is a rare entity in breast cancer patients. 18-F-Flourodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography/ Computed Tomography (PET/CT) is usually used in breast cancer patients for staging, re-staging and treatment response. Lymphangiosarcoma also called as Stewart-Treves Syndrome can be develop in the following years as a complication after therapy of breast cancer. Imaging and staging are of special importance at this stage. FDG PET-CT imaging can be useful in these patients. In this case report, the role of FDG PET/CT in the demonstration of angiosarcoma and its distribution in a patient with metastatic breast cancer is presented.
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