18F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient With Matrix-Producing Carcinoma of the Breast.

Chen, Xueqi; Chen, Guoqian; Fu, Zhanli; Li, Qian · Clin Nucl Med · 2022

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 47-year-old woman presented with a large mass in the upper inner quadrant of the left breast. 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed a low-density left breast mass with heterogeneous ring-like 18F-FDG uptake. Core needle biopsy of the tumor revealed a rare subtype of metaplastic breast carcinoma, matrix-producing carcinoma. The tumor size slightly decreased after 6 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel and epirubicin. The left breast was entirely resected subsequently, and the matrix-producing carcinoma of the breast was ultimately diagnosed.

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