Breast incidentaloma: Cardiac PET readers beware

Nirali Munshi, DO; Julio Perez-Downes, DO; Amie Leon, DO; Haley Letter, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Feb 2025)

Breast incidentaloma: Cardiac PET readers beware

Nirali Munshi, DO,
Julio Perez-Downes, DO,
Amie Leon, DO,
Haley Letter, MD

Affiliations

Nirali Munshi, DO: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2265 Kraft Dr, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, USA
Julio Perez-Downes, DO: Mayo Clinic Florida, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
Amie Leon, DO: Mayo Clinic Florida, Department of Radiology, Division of Breast Imaging, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
Haley Letter, MD: Mayo Clinic Florida, Department of Radiology, Division of Breast Imaging, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 1141 – 1144

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Breast cancer remains one of the most common causes of cancer and cancer-related death in women. With increases in medical imaging utilization, incidentally detected cancer has become more prevalent. Specifically, breast cancer can be incidentally detected on nuclear cardiac imaging scans due to its high metabolic activity and because the tumor may fall within the field of view during these studies. We report a unique case of ductal carcinoma in situ found on Nitrogen-13 ammonia myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) in a patient undergoing work up for chest pain.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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