Rhabdomyosarcoma Revealed by a Breast Metastasis

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Mar;43(3):e98-e100. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001971.

Abstract

A 38-year-old woman was referred for staging of an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma revealed by a breast metastasis with unknown primary. Whole-body F-FDG PET/CT localized the primary tumor as an asymptomatic soft tissue lesion of the right foot with a significant uptake. PET/CT detected hepatic and pancreatic metastases and also showed a multifocal bone marrow involvement, which was not detected by the contrast-enhanced CT. These results led to a significant change in treatment management as the patient received local radiotherapy of the primitive lesion and polychemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / secondary*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18