title: Carcinoma en Cuirasse from Recurrent Breast Cancer seen on FDG-PET/CT.
abstract: Our patient was a 36-year-old female diagnosed with Grade II ER+/PR-/Her-2 - ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in the left breast. She underwent left lumpectomy and received treatment with tamoxifen and radiotherapy. Three years later, she presented with multiple diffused skin nodules on the chest and upper left arm. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) exam showed widespread metastasis in the chest, upper left arm, left axillary lymph nodes, and left suprascapular muscle. FDG-PET/CT imaging of breast carcinoma en cuirasse is very rare. FDG-PET/CT is useful in detecting recurrent breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Aung Zaw
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Win
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Carina Mari
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Aparici
keywords: Breast cancer; FDG-PET/CT; carcinoma en cuirasse; metastasis