CC BY 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2024; 23(02): 147-150
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786519
Case Report

Unusual Metastatic Sites in Malignant Phyllodes Tumor Detected on FDG PET/CT

1   Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
,
Koon Kiu Ng
1   Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
,
Ting Kun Au Yong
1   Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
,
Boom Ting Kung
1   Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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Abstract

Phyllodes tumor is a rare fibroepithelial neoplasm of the breast. This tumor tends to spread by hematogenous route, with common metastatic sites in the lungs, bones, and liver. Metastases to the pleura, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, and adrenal gland are rare. We present a case of a 52-year-old lady with malignant phyllodes tumor of breast undergone local tumor resection, followed by solitary lung metastasis with lobectomy, and subsequently diagnosed of multiple new metastatic sites in pleura, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenal gland, and bone detected on 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography within 2 years.

Ethical Standards

This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee (Kowloon Central/Kowloon East Cluster) of the Hospital Authority, Hong Kong (Reference number: KC/KE-23-0081/ER-3). Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.


Authors' Contributions

L.W.I. designed the study, acquired, and analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript. N.K.K., A.Y.T.K., and K.B.T. critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. L.W.I., N.K.K., A.Y.T.K., and K.B.T. had full access to the data, contributed to the study, approved the final version for publication, and took responsibility for its accuracy and integrity.




Publication History

Article published online:
25 April 2024

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