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Breast Fibroadenoma With Increased Activity on 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Fibroadenoma is the most common benign breast tumor in women of reproductive age, carrying little to no risk of breast cancer development. We report on a case of a woman with history of neuroendocrine tumor who on follow-up imaging tests underwent whole-body PET/CT study using Ga DOTATATE. The scan showed increased focal activity in the right breast, which was biopsied revealing a fibroadenoma. The presented data suggests cell surface overexpression of somatostatin receptors by this benign breast tumor. Moreover, this finding emphasizes the need for cautious interpretation of Ga DOTATATE-avid breast lesions that could mimic malignancy in neuroendocrine tumor patients.

Source: Clinical Nuclear Medicine

DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000001463

Authors: Georgios Z. Papadakis, Corina Millo, Samira M. Sadowski, Apostolos H. Karantanas, Ulas Bagci, Nicholas J. Patronas