title: A Restless Leg Syndrome Incidentally Detected by an 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography.
abstract: A case of a restless leg syndrome (RLS) was incidentally detected in a 49-year-old woman referred for an F-FDG PET/CT in monitoring her breast cancer. She was treated with chemotherapy and on long-term hormone therapy. Diffuse F-FDG uptake of calf muscles was visualized. Medical history revealed that the patient felt leg cramps in supine position, suggesting RLS. The diagnosis was confirmed using clinical rating scales and polysomnography. RLS being underdiagnosed, this type of FDG PET/CT incidental finding should prompt to check the presence of evocative symptoms and refer the patient to a physician specialized in sleep disorders.
authors.affiliation: From the *Hôpitaux Universitaires Est Parisien, AP-HP Hôpital Tenon, Nuclear Medicine Department & Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06; and †Université Paris Descartes, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Centre, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Centre du sommeil et de la Vigilance & EA 7330 VIFASOM, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohnona
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metlaine
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leger
authors.forename: Jean-Noël
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Talbot
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18