Increased 18F-Fluoroestradiol Uptake of Radiation Pneumonitis in a Patient With Metastatic Breast Cancer. (17th May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, Bo; Hao, Zhixin; Zhou, Yidong; Sun, Qiang; Huo, Li
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 48:Number 5(2023)
• Page Start: 437
• Page End: 438
• Publication Date: 2023-05-17
• Subjects: breast cancer -- FES -- PET/CT -- radiation pneumonitis; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004609
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract: A 42-year-old woman diagnosed with de-novo stage IV breast cancer underwent 18 F-fluoroestradiol (FES) PET/CT to evaluate the estrogen receptor status of metastatic lesions. The largest pulmonary nodule showed obvious FES uptake, consistent with pulmonary metastases from breast cancer. Interestingly, the images revealed a striking accumulation of FES in ground-glass attenuation in the left lobe of lung, suggestive of radiation pneumonitis.