18F-FDG imaging of the primary breast leiomyosarcoma and follow-up lung metastasis

Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Mar;38(3):e152-4. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31826c0d0c.

Abstract

A 46-year-old woman presented with a large left breast mass. FDG PET/CT demonstrated a large left breast mass (SUV = 28). Preoperative biopsy showed malignant sarcoma. Modified radical mastectomy was performed. Immunohistochemical analysis using h-caldesmon and smooth muscle actin staining established the diagnosis of primary breast leiomyosarcoma. Despite intensive chemotherapy, 3-month follow-up PET/CT revealed a large lung metastasis suggesting aggressiveness and poor response to chemotherapy. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the breast is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose before excisional surgery because of the need for immunohistochemical staining to confirm the diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18