Original Article
Fibroadenoma of the breast with positive PET-scan
Authors:
D S Clement ,
Departments of Radiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, NL
P J van Diest,
Departments of Pathology University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, NL
M A Fernandez,
Departments of Radiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, NL
J E Huijbregts,
Departments of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical
Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, NL
P A de Jong
Departments of Radiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, NL
Abstract
Background: A 26-year-old female with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A presented with an elevated serum calcitonin (710 ng/L, normal range 0-12 ng/L) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA, 110 μg/L, normal range 0.0-3.0 μg/L) during routine checkup. Eleven years before, at the age of 15, she was surgically radically treated for a medullary thyroid carcinoma. Otherwise the medical history was unremarkable. There were no palpable abnormalities in the breasts
How to Cite:
Clement DS, van Diest PJ, Fernandez MA, Huijbregts JE, de Jong PA. Fibroadenoma of the breast with positive PET-scan. JBR-BTR. 2012;95(3):132–3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.314
Published on
01 May 2012.
Peer Reviewed
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