Shaukat U, Rehman U, Numair Younis M, Shahid A. Malignant Phyllodes Breast Tumor: A Rare Case of Metastasis in Skeletal Muscle Detected on 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography.
Cureus 2021;
13:e15274. [PMID:
34221747 PMCID:
PMC8237914 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.15274]
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Abstract
Rapidly growing cystosarcoma phyllodes tumor (PT) of the breast are rarely encountered. Distant metastases are not uncommon in malignant PTs; however, rare sites of metastases are sometimes observed. Here, we present the case of a rapidly metastasizing malignant PT in which skeletal muscle metastasis was identified on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-based positron emission tomography-computed tomography reflecting its aggressive course and poor prognosis.
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