title: A false positive fluorodeoxyglucose lymphadenopathy in a patient with pulmonary carcinoid tumor and previous breast reconstruction after bilateral mastectomy.
abstract: We present a case of a 60-year-old woman with a positive fluorodeoxyglucose integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/TC) mammary chain lymphadenopathy and carcinoid tumor of the left lower lobe who had a previous bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction for breast cancer. She underwent a right muscle sparing mini-thoracotomy and mammary chain lymphadenectomy; the final histopathology showed granulomatous reaction to silicone.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Foundation National Institute of Cancer, Via Venezian, 120100, Milan, Italy, andrea_bille@hotmail.it.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Billè
authors: Lara
authors: L
authors: Girelli
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Leo
authors: Ugo
authors: U
authors: Pastorino
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D020034:Silicone Gels / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D020034:Silicone Gels; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18