| Rapidly Growing Complex Fibroadenoma With Surrounding Ductal Hyperplasia Mimics Breast Malignancy on Serial F-18 FDG PET/CT Imaging. | |
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PMID: 21637064 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A 30-year-old woman was referred for an F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT to rule out lymphoma, and was found to have an incidental FDG-avid right breast nodule that grew significantly in size and FDG uptake on a subsequent scan, raising suspicion of a growing breast malignancy. Histologic evaluation showed a complex fibroadenoma with adenosis and surrounding ductal hyperplasia. Although variable F-18 FDG uptake in fibroadenomas has been described, a distinction between simple and complex fibroadenomas has not been made in the PET literature, even though complex fibroadenomas have a higher propensity to develop into malignancies. This case shows that a rapidly growing complex fibroadenoma can mimic a breast malignancy on serial F-18 FDG PET/CT scans, showing significant increase in both size and FDG-avidity on follow-up studies. |
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William Makis; Anthony Ciarallo; Marc Hickeson; Vilma Derbekyan |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical nuclear medicine Volume: 36 ISSN: 1536-0229 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Nucl Med Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-06-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7611109 Medline TA: Clin Nucl Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 576-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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From the *Department of Nuclear Medicine, Brandon Regional Health Centre, Brandon, Canada; and †Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
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