Unexpected focal hypermetabolic activity in the breast: significance in patients undergoing 18F-FDG PET/CT.
OBJECTIVE
We describe the significance of detecting focal areas of hypermetabolism in the breast in patients undergoing PET/CT for reasons other than for breast cancer detection or staging.


CONCLUSIONS
When evaluated, almost all of the abnormal foci detected in the breast subsequently proved to be breast carcinoma, specifically infiltrating ductal carcinoma.
Korn
Ronald L
RL
Department of Research, Scottsdale Medical Imaging, 3501 N Scottsdale Rd., Ste. 130, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, USA.
Yost
Anne M
AM
May
Christopher C
CC
Kovalsky
Eric R
ER
Orth
Katherine M
KM
Layton
Tiffany A
TA
Drumm
Denise
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001940:Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18