Open AccessReactive changes with microfilaria in a suspected metastatic axillary lymph node on positron emission tomography–computed tomography in breast malignancy: An interesting finding
Author(s) -
Anuja Anand,
Aarti Tyagi,
Shubham Jain,
Pankaj Dougall
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_98_18
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , malignancy , radiology , positron emission tomography computed tomography , tomography , breast carcinoma , axillary lymph nodes , lymph node , positron emission , computed tomography laser mammography , breast cancer , nuclear medicine , preclinical imaging , pathology , cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , in vivo
Positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT) has evolved as an important diagnostic tool in the diagnosis and management of breast carcinoma. PET/CT can help in staging as well as detecting metastases to mediastinal, axillary, and internal mammary nodes. However, PET-CT is not useful in differentiating between inflammation and malignancy.