18F-FDG PET/CT detects Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Masquerading as Primary Breast Malignancy.

Abstract

We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT with suspicion of a primary breast malignancy. However, PET/CT detected an occult renal cell carcinoma with metastases to the thyroid, breast, lungs and lymph nodes. Thyroid and breast metastases are atypical metastatic sites of renal cell carcinoma. Breast metastases from extra mammary tissue are extremely rare, more so from renal cell carcinoma. Histopathologic confirmation of the breast lesions is imperative to avoid unnecessary mastectomy and imaging can help in raising the suspicion of metastatic involvement versus primary breast malignancy.

• Authors: Ashwin Singh Parihar, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Shelvin Kumar Vadi, Rajender Kumar, Kaniyappan Nambiyar, Bishan Radotra, Lileswar Kaman
• Journal: Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (Nucl Med Mol Imaging) Vol. 52 Issue 6 Pg. 475-478 (Dec 2018) ISSN: 1869-3474 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 30538781 (Publication Type: Journal Article)