PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fathima Fijula Palot Manzil
AU  - Pradeep G. Bhambhvani
TI  - <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT Unveiling of Implant Rupture and Clinically Unsuspected Silicone Granuloma in Treated Breast Cancer
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.118.211979
DP  - 2018 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 394--395
VI  - 46
IP  - 4
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/46/4/394.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/46/4/394.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2018 Dec 01; 46
AB  - 18F-FDG uptake in enlarged lymph nodes is always suspicious, especially in cancer patients. We report a case of hypermetabolic internal mammary lymphadenopathy in a breast cancer patient who was previously treated with bilateral mastectomy and implants. The abnormal nodal uptake turned out to be due to foreign body–induced inflammation, as confirmed histopathologically. Vigilant PET interpretation is required in breast cancer patients who have evidence of breast implant rupture.