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Metastatic brachial plexopathy with brain and spinal metastasis in a case of recurrent breast carcinoma demonstrated on 18F-FDG PET/CT
Author(s) -
Sunny Gandhi,
Bhavdeep Rabadiya
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.202252
Subject(s) - brachial plexopathy , medicine , radiology , metastasis , brain metastasis , modified radical mastectomy , radiation therapy , brachial plexus , breast cancer , mastectomy , surgery , cancer
We report a case of a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the left breast, who had undergone left modified radical mastectomy followed by radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. FDG PET-CT showed metastatic brachial plexopathy with intra-spinal and extra-axial brain metastasis. Metastatic brachial plexopathy along with brain and spinal metastasis is a rare condition with very less incidence. The scan also showed left para-sternal anterior chest wall recurrence with antero-superior mediastinal metastasis. 18FDG-PET scanning is a useful tool in evaluation of patients with suspected metastatic plexopathy. It may also be useful in distinguishing between radiation-induced and metastatic plexopathy. Typical pattern of FDG uptake and dual time point imaging may increase specificity and require further evaluation.

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