title: Bone scan demonstrating metastasis to the breast from an ovarian carcinoma and a review of the literature.
abstract: Breast metastasis from a primary ovarian neoplasm is very rare. We report a case of breast metastasis along with involvement of the liver, spleen, and pelvis from ovarian carcinoma in a 54-year-old woman demonstrated by whole-body bone scanning. Ovarian metastatic deposits frequently show calcification, and a Tc-99m MDP bone scan could be useful in determining the extent of calcified soft tissue metastatic spread in these patients. A review of the literature of breast metastases form ovarian carcinoma is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sukanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barai
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Achyut Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Haloi
authors.lastname: Dhanpati
authors.forename: Gurupada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Banopadhyaya
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014915:Whole-Body Counting / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate