Unusual Presentation of Bone Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mimicking as Breast Lump.

نویسندگان

  • Zafar Alauddin
  • Abubaker Shahid
  • Nida Fatima
  • Misbah Masood
  • Ahmed Qureshi
  • Zeeshan Rashid Mirza
چکیده

A 55-year female presented with left breast lump. Her sonomammography was unremarkable. Core biopsy showed it to be metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Biphasic computerized tomography (CT) of liver confirmed presence of primary liver masses while CTchest showed involvement of left anterior chest wall, rather than primary breast mass. F18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography CT(PET-CT) imaging confirmed primary liver tumor with bony metastases.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

دوره 26 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016