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Untypical bilateral breast cancer with peritoneal fibrosis on 18F-FDG PET/CT: case report and literature review

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العنوان: Untypical bilateral breast cancer with peritoneal fibrosis on 18F-FDG PET/CT: case report and literature review
المؤلفون: Lele Song, Yongkang Qiu, Wenpeng Huang, Xinyao Sun, Qi Yang, Yushuo Peng, Lei Kang
المصدر: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 11 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: bilateral breast cancer, peritoneal fibrosis, renal metastasis, 18 F-FDG PET/CT, case report, Medicine (General), R5-920
الوصف: BackgroundRetroperitoneal fibrosis, a condition of uncertain origin, is rarely linked to 8% of malignant cases, including breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, thyroid, and carcinoid. The mechanism leading to peritoneal fibrosis induced by tumors is not well understood, possibly encompassing direct infiltration of neoplastic cells or the initiation of inflammatory responses prompted by cytokines released by tumor cells. We report a case of breast cancer with renal metastasis and retroperitoneal fibrosis detected using 18F-FDG PET/CT, providing help for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Case reportA 49-year-old woman was referred to the hospital with elevated creatinine and oliguria for over a month. Abdominal computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a retroperitoneal fibrosis-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) was suspected. However, a percutaneous biopsy of the kidney lesion confirmed metastasis from breast cancer. The physical examination revealed inverted nipples and an orange peel appearance on the skin of both breasts. Ultrasonography revealed bilateral hyperplasia (BIRADS 4a) of the mammary glands and bilateral neck and axillary lymphadenopathy. Subsequently, 18F-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) detected abnormally high uptake (SUVmax) in the bilateral mammary glands and axillary lymph nodes, suggesting bilateral breast cancer. Furthermore, abnormal 18F-FDG uptake was detected in the kidney, suggesting renal metastasis. In addition, abnormal 18F-FDG uptake was observed in the vertebrae, accompanied by an elevation in inhomogeneous bone mineral density, raising suspicion of bone metastases. However, the possibility of myelodysplasia cannot be dismissed, and further investigations will be conducted during close follow-ups. There was significant 18F-FDG uptake in the retroperitoneal position indicating a potential association between retroperitoneal fibrosis and breast cancer. The final pathological diagnosis of the breast tissue confirmed bilateral invasive ductal carcinoma. The patient had been treated with 11 cycles of albumin-bound (nab)-paclitaxel (0.3 mg) and had no significant adverse reaction.ConclusionIn this case, neither the bilateral breast cancer nor the kidney metastatic lesion showed typical nodules or masses, so breast ultrasound, abdominal CT, and MRI did not suggest malignant lesions. PET/CT played an important role in detecting occult metastases and primary lesions, thereby contributing to more accurate staging, monitoring treatment responses, and prediction of prognosis in breast cancer.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2296-858X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1353822/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1353822
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/650d23f1b3c14d87a4cd31646fa0e0c6
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.650d23f1b3c14d87a4cd31646fa0e0c6
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