A false positive 18F-FDG PET/CT scan caused by breast silicone injection

Chao Jung Chen; Bi Fang Lee; Bi Fang Xyao; Pei Shan Wu; Wen Chung Chen; Shu Lin Peng; Nan Tsing Chiu

doi:10.3348/kjr.2009.10.2.194

A false positive ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scan caused by breast silicone injection

Chao Jung Chen, Bi Fang Lee, Bi Fang Xyao, Pei Shan Wu, Wen Chung Chen, Shu Lin Peng, Nan Tsing Chiu

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We present here the case of a 40-year-old woman with a greater than 10 year prior history of bilateral breast silicone injection and saline bag implantation. Bilateral palpable breast nodules were observed, but the ultrasound scan was suboptimal and the magnetic resonance imaging showed no gadolinium- enhanced tumor. The ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scan showed a hypermetabolic nodule in the left breast with a 30% increase of ¹⁸F-FDG uptake on the delayed imaging, and this mimicked breast cancer. She underwent a left partial mastectomy and the pathology demonstrated a siliconoma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	194-196
Number of pages	3
Journal	Korean Journal of Radiology
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2009.10.2.194
Publication status	Published - 2009 Apr

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