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Breast Cancer
:Example Study
History
A 40 -year-old female with breast cancer had a
lumpectomy along with chemo/radiation therapy.
Ten months later the patient began to experience pain
in the right shoulder.
Original Diagnosis
A bone scan was negative. A CT scan was initially
read as negative.
PET Findings
A whole-body FDG PET Scan found numerous
lymph node lesions in the upper chest.
Change in Treatment
The treatment plan based on conventional
diagnostic techniques would have been
watchful waiting. The PET Scan found a number of
lymph node lesions, and the patient was put back
on chemo/radiation therapy. A re-read of the CT
after PET still could not accurately gauge the
extent of the disease.
Courtesy of Rush-Presbyterian - St. Luke’s
Medical Center- Chicago, Illinois
Call Care Imaging at 905-712-9500 if you have breast cancer and would like to discuss whether PET could be useful in your care.
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