Solitary Internal Mammary Lymph Node Metastases Detected by18F-FDG-PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer

Publisher: Karger

E-ISSN: 1662-6575|4|1|60-67

ISSN: 1662-6575

Source: Case Reports in Oncology, Vol.4, Iss.1, 2011-02, pp. : 60-67

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Abstract

Internal mammary lymph nodes as solitary site of recurrent ovarian cancer have not been previously described. In this case report, 3 cases of late and very late isolated recurrence in internal mammary lymph nodes are presented.18F-FDG-PET/CT allowed the diagnosis which was suspected by the increase of the serum CA-125 level in 2 out of 3 cases. Local treatment, consisting of surgery (in 2 patients) and radiation therapy (in 1 patient), permitted an optimal long-term disease control.