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- Title
An Uncommon Presentation of Leptomeningeal Metastases in Breast Carcinoma Detected by F-18 FDG PET/CT.
- Authors
Surya, Gavini; Ajit, Nimmagadda; Priya, Rallapeta Ramya; Hemalatha, Dhamarcherla S.; Devi, Bodagala Vijayalakshmi; Kalawat, Tekchand
- Abstract
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a manifestation in which tumor cells migrate into meninges. Breast carcinoma presenting with leptomeningeal metastases is a rare phenomenon that can occur in an isolated form as well as with coexistent parenchymal brain metastases. The gold standard for diagnosis is cerebrospinal fluid analysis, while contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging is the most commonly used imaging modality. Nuclear medicine imaging with flourine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography has proved to be useful in detecting leptomeningeal metastases and, at times, even before anatomical changes occur. Here, we present a case of breast carcinoma presenting with both pachymeningeal and leptomeningeal metastases 10 years after treatment.
- Subjects
MENINGEAL cancer; CONTRAST-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; CEREBROSPINAL fluid examination; POSITRON emission tomography; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1450-1147
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1055/s-0042-1757254