Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis in Male Patient with Breast Cancer on <sup>18</sup> F-FDG PET/CT: A Rare Finding
Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis in patients with breast cancer is exceptionally rare. A 57-y-old man with newly diagnosed breast cancer and regional and distant metastases presented with lower limb weakness. <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT identified a tracer-avid intramedullary lesion in the thoracic spinal cord. Metastatic cells were confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid analysis. The patient's lower limb weakness resolved after radiotherapy to the spinal lesion.
Authors
- Tarun Kumar Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8494-2123)
- Anushree Loyal
- Lalit Mohan Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3262-6708)
- Chaitanya Kalani
- Neha M. Sethi
- Namita Agrawal
Institutions
- Gandhi Medical College & Hospital (IN)
- Rajasthan Police Academy (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.271571
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00