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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| author | Alessandra Bernardi Paolo Castellucci Andrea Angelo Martoni |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-369d6e2ad31546fab77e7d8897f5ae672022-12-21T23:06:59ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752011-02-0141606710.1159/000324486324486Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian CancerAlessandra BernardiPaolo CastellucciAndrea Angelo MartoniInternal 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.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324486Recurrent ovarian cancer18F-FDG-PETInternal mammary lymph node metastases |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Bernardi Paolo Castellucci Andrea Angelo Martoni Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer Case Reports in Oncology Recurrent ovarian cancer 18F-FDG-PET Internal mammary lymph node metastases |
| title | Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer |
| title_full | Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer |
| title_short | Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer |
| title_sort | solitary internal mammary lymph node metastases detected by18f fdg pet ct in ovarian cancer |
| topic | Recurrent ovarian cancer 18F-FDG-PET Internal mammary lymph node metastases |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324486 |
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