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Breast Fibroadenoma With Increased Activity on 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT

Published inClinical nuclear medicine, vol. 42, no. 2, p. 145-146
Publication date2017
Abstract

Fibroadenoma is the most common benign breast tumor in women of reproductive age, carrying little to no risk of breast cancer development. We report on a case of a woman with history of neuroendocrine tumor who on follow-up imaging tests underwent whole-body PET/CT study using Ga DOTATATE. The scan showed increased focal activity in the right breast, which was biopsied revealing a fibroadenoma. The presented data suggests cell surface overexpression of somatostatin receptors by this benign breast tumor. Moreover, this finding emphasizes the need for cautious interpretation of Ga DOTATATE-avid breast lesions that could mimic malignancy in neuroendocrine tumor patients.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Fibroadenoma/diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors/diagnostic imaging
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
Citation (ISO format)
PAPADAKIS, Georgios Z et al. Breast Fibroadenoma With Increased Activity on 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT. In: Clinical nuclear medicine, 2017, vol. 42, n° 2, p. 145–146. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001463
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