[18F]-FDG PET/CT of the Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma in a Breast Cancer Patient: A Case Report

Chun-Hao Kao; Hong-Wei Gao; Kai-Hsiung Ko; Guo-Shiou Liao; Chi-Jung Tsai

doi:10.3390/surgeries2030023

[18F]-FDG PET/CT of the Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma in a Breast Cancer Patient: A Case Report

Chun-Hao Kao, Hong-Wei Gao, Kai-Hsiung Ko, Guo-Shiou Liao, Chi-Jung Tsai

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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a useful functional image technique to evaluate the disease extent in many cancers, as well as differentiate benign disease from malignant metastasis. We report the case of a 49-year-old woman with breast cancer and suspected lung metastasis by conventional images. After FDG-PET/CT demonstrating faint, or even no FDG uptake in bilateral pulmonary nodules, accompanied with obvious uterine fibroids, benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) of the lung was included in a differential diagnosis and finally confirmed by surgical pathology. FDG PET/CT showed its value in the diagnosis of BML in the breast cancer patient who was misleading as lung metastasis during outpatient follow-up.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-236
Number of pages	6
Journal	Surgeries
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries2030023
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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[18F]-FDG PET/CT of the Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma in a Breast Cancer Patient: A Case Report

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