Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer
Internal mammary lymph nodes as solitary site of recurrent ovarian cancer have not been previously described. In this case report, 3 cases of late and very late isolated recurrence in internal mammary lymph nodes are presented.18F-FDG-PET/CT allowed the diagnosis which was suspected by the increase...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324486 |
| Summary: | Internal mammary lymph nodes as solitary site of recurrent ovarian cancer have not been previously described. In this case report, 3 cases of late and very late isolated recurrence in internal mammary lymph nodes are presented.18F-FDG-PET/CT allowed the diagnosis which was suspected by the increase of the serum CA-125 level in 2 out of 3 cases. Local treatment, consisting of surgery (in 2 patients) and radiation therapy (in 1 patient), permitted an optimal long-term disease control. |
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| ISSN: | 1662-6575 |