J Korean Soc Radiol.
2012 Feb;66(2):177-181. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.2.177.
Occult Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of Breast Detected by Stomach Metastasis: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Radiology, Bundang CHA General Hospital, CHA University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea. hhkkjung@hanmail.net
- KMID: 1439411
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.2.177
Abstract
- Gastric metastasis from primary breast cancer is a rare phenomenon that is more prevalent in the invasive lobular type of breast cancer. We describe a very rare case of occult invasive lobular cancer of the breast detected by the initial presentation of gastric metastasis in a patient without a history of breast cancer. A 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) which showed increased FDG uptake in the stomach, abdominal mesentery and the right breast, and played pivotal roles in the detection of occult primary breast cancer and a diagnosis of gastric metastasis as an ancillary method for obtaining histological results and immunohistochemical stains.
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