title: Initial evaluation of inflammatory breast cancer with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.
abstract: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive form of locally advanced breast cancer. We present here (18)F FDG PET/CT findings of two patients with IBC. These patients were referred to the Nuclear Medicine department for staging of IBC. FDG PET/CT images showed diffuse infiltration of breasts with multiple lymph nodes and multiple metastases in whole-body PET/CT images. FDG PET provides additional information regarding lymph nodes or distant metastases in the initial evaluation of IBC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sager
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asa
authors.forename: Rana Kaya
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Doner
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leblebici
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halac
keywords: Fluorodeoxyglucose; inflammatory breast cancer; positron emission tomography