RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT for Monitoring Response to Therapy of Choroidal Metastasis
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.117.198341
DO 10.2967/jnmt.117.198341
A1 Eshghi, Naghmehossadat
A1 Christoforidis, John
A1 Kuo, Phillip
YR 2017
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2017/11/08/jnmt.117.198341.abstract
AB A 38-year-old woman with metastatic breast carcinoma reported seeing “halos and flashes” in her left eye. Funduscopic exam revealed an elevated mass in the choroid of the left globe consistent with metastasis. Subsequent 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed focal uptake in the nasal aspect of the left choroid of the eye corresponding to the mass seen on the funduscopic exam. Through correlation with the PET/CT, the lesion was retrospectively identified on the MRI. 18F-FDG PET/CT post-radiotherapy showed complete response and thus supports that this imaging modality can be used for diagnosis and monitoring response. History of breast cancer and visual symptoms should trigger the nuclear medicine physician to take extra care in reading the initial slices of the PET/CT scan through the orbits in order to make this challenging imaging diagnosis.