PMC4490574_01
36-year-old female presented with pain under the left arm and was diagnosed with intermediate-grade DCIS. FDG-PET/CT Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) image shows only postsurgical changes with no evidence of residual or metastatic disease.
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy was negative and FDG-PET/CT showed only postsurgical changes [Figure 1].
36-year-old female presented with pain under the left arm and multiple skin lesions 3 years after surgery for DCIS. (a) FDG-PET/CT Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) image shows cutaneous metastases (arrows) on the chest and left upper extremity. (b) PET and (c) hybrid PET/CT images, axial view show breast cancer infiltration in the left suprascapular muscle and left axillary lymph nodes (arrows) (SUV 7.09).
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FDG-PET/CT revealed extensive metastatic disease involving left axillary lymph nodes, left suprascapular muscle, chest, and left upper arm [Figure 2a-c].