Detection of bilateral multifocal breast cancer using Tc-99m sestamibi imaging - The role of delayed imaging

Derebek E., Balci P., Alanyali H., Kocdor M. A., Capa G., Gorken İ., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.24, sa.8, ss.590-593, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00003072-199908000-00009
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.590-593
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: breast cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, Tc-99m sestamibi
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Early determination that breast cancer is bilateral and multifocal can change therapy strategy and, subsequently, mortality and morbidity rates. The authors present a case with bilateral, multifocal breast cancer detected only by Tc-99m sestamibi imaging. Methods: Early and delayed Tc-99m sestamibi imaging and dynamic MRI were performed in a patient with a right-sided lesion shown on mammography, Results: Although early Tc-99m sestamibi imaging detected bilateral breast cancer foci, both dynamic MRI and mammography missed the lesion in the left breast. Additional lesions seen on delayed Tc-99m sestamibi images of the left breast, which were initially thought to be benign, completely disappeared after concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suggesting multifocal malignant lesions in the left breast. Conclusion: This case suggests that Tc-99m sestamibi may be useful for detecting bilateral cancer, and delayed imaging may give additional information regarding the possible multifocal nature of the disease.