Case report shows breast cancer metastasis to the contralateral axillary lymph node, indicating potential diagnostic value of PET/CT.
A 51-year-old woman presented with invasive breast cancer on the right side. [ 18 F]F-FDG-PET/CT demonstrated multiple irregular avid lesions in the inferior-medial quadrant of the right breast. Multiple avid lymph nodes were noted in the left axilla with an SUVmax of 13.6. A biopsy of the left axillary lymph node confirmed invasive breast cancer metastasis.
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