title: Apocrine sweat gland carcinoma: initial evaluation, staging, and response monitoring using 18F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: Primary apocrine sweat gland carcinomas (PASGCs) are rare tumors, commonly located in the axilla. Metastases are common and confer poor prognosis. Given the rarity of these tumors, there is limited knowledge regarding its diagnosis and management. Here we show 18F-FDG PET/CT images of a 61-year-old man with PASGCs of the left axilla. PET/CT confirmed the diagnosis as primary axillary malignancy with nodal, pulmonary, and skeletal metastases. Another interesting finding in this case was the presence of FDG-avid calcified metastatic lymph nodes during the initial evaluation. Follow-up PET/CT showed progression of the disease. FDG PET/CT seems to be a promising tool in the management of PASGCs.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: Harmandeep
authors: H
authors: Singh
authors: Punit
authors: P
authors: Sharma
authors: Sudhir
authors: S
authors: Suman Kc
authors: Chandrasekhar
authors: C
authors: Bal
authors: Arun
authors: A
authors: Malhotra
authors: Pramod Kumar
authors: PK
authors: Julka
authors: Rakesh
authors: R
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18