A breast fibroadenoma mimicking an extranodal deposit of Hodgkin's lymphoma in 67Ga imaging.
| Title | A breast fibroadenoma mimicking an extranodal deposit of Hodgkin's lymphoma in 67Ga imaging. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Moralidis, E., Mandala E., Venizelos I., Arsos G., Zafiriadu E., Goutzioulis M., & Karakatsanis C. |
| Journal | Br J Radiol |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 975 |
| Pagination | e58-62 |
| Date Published | 2009 Mar |
| ISSN | 1748-880X |
| Keywords | Breast Neoplasms, Contrast Media, Diagnosis, Differential, False Positive Reactions, Female, Fibroadenoma, Gallium Radioisotopes, Hodgkin Disease, Humans, Lymphatic Metastasis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult |
| Abstract | We present the case of a young woman with classical nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's lymphoma (clinical stage IIB). During staging work-up, intense gallium-67 ((67)Ga) accumulation in a left breast lump raised the suspicion of an extranodal deposit, but biopsy favoured a benign histology. A post-treatment (67)Ga scan showed complete remission of the disease with normal tracer uptake in the left breast. However, a few months after treatment, a faint left mammary concentration of (67)Ga was observed. The breast mass was excised and histopathology was consistent with fibroadenoma. This unusual presentation is a new addition to the literature on false-positive (67)Ga findings and chemotherapy-associated tracer changes. |
| DOI | 10.1259/bjr/40678458 |
| Alternate Journal | Br J Radiol |
| PubMed ID | 19211906 |
