Nucl Med Mol Imaging.  2013 Jun;47(2):130-133.

Breast Sparganosis Incidentally Detected by FDG PET/CT

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sowonoh@gmail.com
  • 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Seoul Metropolitan Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Sparganosis is a rare, parasitic infection that is caused by the plercercoid tapeworm larvae of the genus Spirometra. Sparganosis is transmitted by ingestion of larvae-containing water or intermediate hosts, such as raw amphibians, and usually presented with a subcutaneous nodule in the abdominal wall, extremities, and genital organs. Among the various involved organs, the breast is a seldom encountered site for sparganosis. However, breast sparganosis has clinical importance, since it is generally presented with an indolent palpable mass that mimics malignancy, even without evidence of inflammation. Herein, we report a case of breast sparganosis that was detected incidentally by FDG PET/CT during staging work ups in a patient with gall bladder cancer.

Keyword

Human sparganosis; 18F-FDG; PET/CT; Breast

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Wall
Amphibians
Breast
Cestoda
Eating
Extremities
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Gallbladder Neoplasms
Genitalia
Humans
Inflammation
Larva
Sparganosis
Spirometra
Water
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Water
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